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Carrion'S Disease
A bartonellosis that causes infection in endothelial cells or in red blood cells, is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, which is transmitted by sandflies of genus Lutzomyia. The infection has acute and chronic phases. T
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Overview
A bartonellosis that causes infection in endothelial cells or in red blood cells, is caused by Bartonella bacilliformis, which is transmitted by sandflies of genus Lutzomyia. The infection has acute and chronic phases. T
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