Tick-borne ehrlichiosis infection in human beings
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne infectious disease transmitted by several tick species, especially Amblyomma spp caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. E. chaffeensis is an obligatory intracellular, tick-transmitted bacterium that is maintained in nature in a cycle involving at least one and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/454273.pdf |