Addendum to the Lyme disease conf.
in Hull 1-2. Sep. 2001

Pictures of ehrlichia and babesia, shown by Miguel Ramirez Ortega, can be found at:

Ehrlichia (HGE)
Babesia WA1
Babesia canis
Babesia bigemini
Babesia microti

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Walker DH and the working group.
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