title: Rickettsiology: present and future directions: preface.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, USA. khechemy@nycap.rr.com
authors.forename: Karim E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hechemy
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avsic-Zupanc
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Childs
authors.forename: Didier A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology*