Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae, and B. clarridgeiae, New Zealand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, May, 2004 by Patrick J. Kelly, Natalie Meads, Anita Theobald, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult

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Address for correspondence: Patrick Kelly, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand; fax: 646-350-5616; email: P.Kelly@massey.ac.nz

Patrick J. Kelly, * Natalie Meads, * Anita Theobald, * Pierre-Edouard Fournier, ([dagger]) and Didier Raoult ([dagger])

* Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; and ([dagger]) Faculte de Medecine, Marseille, France