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Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor ticks found on humans in Spain

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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. Thanks are given to N. Skinner for revising the English version of the manuscript. 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 & 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., Encinas-Grandes, A. et al. Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor ticks found on humans in Spain. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25, 129–131 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0087-1

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