Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 33-37 , 1 March 2009

Global Importance of Ticks and Associated Infectious Disease Agents

  • Louis A. Magnarelli, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Louis A. Magnarelli, Ph.D., The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, P.O. Box 1106, New Haven, CT 06504. Tel.: 203-974-8440. Fax: 203-974-8502

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.02.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 33-37 , 1 March 2009

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