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Volume 31, Number 11—November 2025
Research
Isolation and Characterization of Rickettsia finnyi, Novel Pathogenic Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Dogs, United States
Praveen K. Korla1, Michael G. Karounos1, Sarah B. Clarke, Cynthia Robveille, James M. Wilson, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Adam J. Birkenheuer, and Barbara A. Qurollo
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Figure 1. Common clinicopathological findings in 17 dogs naturally infected with Rickettsia finnyi sp. nov. strain 2024-CO-Wats in study of isolation and characterization of novel pathogenic spotted fever group Rickettsia in dogs, United States. ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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