| Affiliation: | 3. Departments of Internal Medicine and University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555–1060;6. Departments of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555–1060;4. Institute for Translational Sciences, and University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555–1060;5. Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555–1060,;12. Centre for the Study of Vectors and Infectious Diseases Dr. Francisco Cambournac, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Av. Padre Cruz, Lisbon, 1649–016, Portugal, and;8. Centre of Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Hospital San Pedro-Centro de Investigation Biomedical de la Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, La Rioja, 26006, Spain |
