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Fatal case of Israeli spotted fever after Mediterranean cruise.

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SUBMITTER: Boillat N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2634608 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fatal case of Israeli spotted fever after Mediterranean cruise.

Boillat Noémie N Genton Blaise B D'Acremont Valérie V Raoult Didier D Greub Gilbert G

Emerging infectious diseases 20081201 12

PMID: 19046528

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