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Murine typhus is a common cause of febrile illness in Bedouin children in Israel

Hanna Shalev From the Rahat Childrens’ Health Centre, Kupat Holim Clalit, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Rotkane Raissa From the Rahat Childrens’ Health Centre, Kupat Holim Clalit, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Zislin Evgenia From the Rahat Childrens’ Health Centre, Kupat Holim Clalit, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Pablo Yagupsky Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Soroka University Medical Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 451-455 | Received 04 Nov 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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