Rickettsia felisInfection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
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Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Patients, Western Kenya, 2007–2010
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1802.111372