Protein candidates for Q fever serodiagnosis
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Q fever a Forgotten Disease in Iran
There have already been a few studies on Q fever in Iran and most of them go back to more than 50 years ago. Preliminary serologic studies on ruminants and febrile patients in Southeast Iran show a high seropositivity in this region. Misdiagnosis as well as poor attention of public health authorities to this infection can facilitate the epidemic spread of Q fever. Further studies on the diagnos...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0928-8244,1574-695X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2011.00912.x