The Past and Present Threat of Rickettsial Diseases to Military Medicine and International Public Health
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- 15 June 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 34 (Supplement) , S145-S169
- https://doi.org/10.1086/339908
Abstract
Morbidity and mortality caused by rickettsioses have had a major influence on military activities and public health for >2000 years. The threat poKeywords
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