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A case of tsutsugamushi disease probably contracted in Africa

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, 108, Tokyo, Japan

    K. Osuga, M. Kimura, H. Goto & K. Shimada

  2. Department of Microbiology, Akita University School of Medicine, 010, Akita, Akita, Japan

    T. Suto

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Osuga, K., Kimura, M., Goto, H. et al. A case of tsutsugamushi disease probably contracted in Africa. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 95–96 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964418

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