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TAXONOMY: GET IT RIGHT OR LEAVE IT ALONE

CHARLES H. CALISHER Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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BRIAN W. J. MAHY Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.505
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Volume 68: Issue 5
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505–506
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Copyright 2003 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2003
Published Online:
May 2003
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