Expanded Geographic Distribution and Clinical Characteristics ofEhrlichia ewingiiInfections, United States
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Expanded Geographic Distribution and Clinical Characteristics of Ehrlichia ewingii Infections, United States
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2205.152009