Tickborne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia persica, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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Tickborne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia persica, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid1707.101894