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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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01-06-2009 | Brief Report

Increased prevalence of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Castilla y León, Spain

Authors: P. Fernández-Soto, V. Díaz Martín, R. Pérez-Sánchez, A. Encinas-Grandes

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 6/2009

Abstract

We report the increased prevalence recorded in recent years of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks removed from human subjects in Castilla y León (NW, Spain). Additionally, a simultaneous infection with R. aeschlimannii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two H. marginatum marginatum ticks is reported for the first time.

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Title: Increased prevalence of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Castilla y León, Spain
Authors: P. Fernández-Soto
V. Díaz Martín
R. Pérez-Sánchez
A. Encinas-Grandes
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-008-0667-3

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