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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs

BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R. conorii infection in dogs remains unclear. The aim...

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Autores principales: Solano-Gallego, Laia, Caprì, Alessandra, Pennisi, Maria Grazia, Caldin, Marco, Furlanello, Tommaso, Trotta, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0824-3