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Astrakhan fever rickettsiae: antigenic and genotypic analysis of isolates obtained from human and Rhipicephalus pumilio ticks.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 1994
Eremeeva M E, Beati L, Makarova V A, Fetisova N F, Tarasevich I V, Balayeva N M, Raoult D
Abstract excerpt
Two spotted fever group rickettsia strains, A-108 and A-167, were isolated from the hemolymph of Rhipicephalus pumilio ticks collected in the Astrakhan region of Russia, which is area endemic for Astrakhan fever. These tick isolates were compared with a strain isolated from a patient suffering from Astrakhan fever and with reference spotted fever group rickettsiae strains. New tick isolates and the human strain...
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