Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses

Abstract Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsiae are far from being completely understood. Their association with arthropod vectors, the importanc...

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Main Authors: Laura Tomassone, Aránzazu Portillo, Markéta Nováková, Rita de Sousa, José Antonio Oteo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y