Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis and Leptopsylla segnis Parasitizing Rats in Cyprus

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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

سال: 2010

ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0118