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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria

Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsiosis resulting in scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite, was assessed in 92 spleens recovered from 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of Algeria. Rickettsia slovaca was detected in 5.4% of...

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Published in:New Microbes New Infect
Main Authors: Zeroual, F., Leulmi, H., Bitam, I., Benakhla, A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005159/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922470
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2018.03.008
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