Identifying the first case of Infection by Rickettsia sibirica in Portugal
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Rickettsiae, Mediterranean spotted fever, Rickettsia sibirica (mongolotimonae strain)Abstract
We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (mongolotimonae strain) from the blood of a patient in the Alentejo region,
Portugal.
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