Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Central Tunisia
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Mediterranean spotted fever: a report of 200 cases in Tunisia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1994.tb00571.x