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The Isolation of Strains of Rickettsiae of the Spotted Fever Group in Israel and their Differentiation from other Members of the Group by Immunofluorescence Methods

Robert A. Goldwasser Departments of Virology and Epidemiology, Israel Institute for Biological Research and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Ness-Ziona; and from the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Israel
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Yonel Steiman Departments of Virology and Epidemiology, Israel Institute for Biological Research and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Ness-Ziona; and from the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Israel
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Wanda Klingberg Departments of Virology and Epidemiology, Israel Institute for Biological Research and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Ness-Ziona; and from the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Israel
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Tiberio A. Swartz Departments of Virology and Epidemiology, Israel Institute for Biological Research and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Ness-Ziona; and from the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Israel
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Marcus A. Klingberg Departments of Virology and Epidemiology, Israel Institute for Biological Research and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Ness-Ziona; and from the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Israel
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