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We are grateful to J.-S. Mondoloni, G. Uilenberg, J.-M. Bompar and the “Association des Amis du Parc Naturel Régional de Corse/Group Ornithologique de Corse” for their help in collecting ticks. The experiments described in this article comply with the current laws of France, where they were conducted.
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Matsumoto, K., Parola, P., Brouqui, P. et al. Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma ticks from Corsica. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 732–734 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-004-1190-9
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