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Rickettsia massiliae in ticks removed from humans in Castilla y León, Spain

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Consejería de Sanidad, Junta de Castilla y León and Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (FIS), Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa EBATRAG-G03/057.

The experiments described in this article comply with the current laws of Spain, where they were conducted.

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  1. Laboratorio de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Avenida Campo Charro s/n, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    P. Fernández-Soto, V. Díaz Martín & A. Encinas-Grandes

  2. Departamento de Patología Animal, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, C/ Cordel de Merinas 40-52, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    R. Pérez-Sánchez

  3. Dirección General de Salud Pública, Consejería de Sanidad, Junta de Castilla y León, Avenida Burgos 5, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    R. Álamo Sanz

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Fernández-Soto, P., Pérez-Sánchez, R., Díaz Martín, V. et al. Rickettsia massiliae in ticks removed from humans in Castilla y León, Spain. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 811–813 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0217-9

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