Rickettsia felis Infection in Man, France
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Figure. Distribution of clinical findings of Rickettsia felis infections and of reported potential vectors infected with R. felis. The numbers in the stars indicate the number of clinical cases (green star indicates case reported in this article), and the circles indicate locations of potential infected vectors per country. References are as follows: Texas (1), Mexico (2−4), Brazil (3,5), South Korea (6), Laos (7), Thailand (8), Tunisia (9), Germany (10), Spain (11−14), and France (5).
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