Detection and identification of Rickettsia helvetica and Rickettsia sp. IRS3/IRS4 in Ixodes ricinus ticks found on humans in Spain
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Borrelia Burgdorferi Spotted Fever Spotted Fever Group Mediterranean Spotted Fever Ricinus Tick
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (FIS), Red temática de Investigación Cooperativa EBATRAG-G03/057. Thanks are given to N. Skinner for revising the English version of the manuscript.
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