I would try contacting one (or both) of the following individuals who have done extensive work with Rickettsia:

Dr. David H. Walker
Chairman, Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
(409) 772-2856

Dr. Stephen J. Dumler
Director, Medical Microbiology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
(410) 955-5077

Good luck!

R. Cartun

>>> <STYLER@dnr.state.md.us> 04/09/01 07:40AM >>>
Please help. I still have not received any replies regarding a source for
much needed richettsia control blocks or slides. Can anyone out there help
me?

Sue Tyler HT (ASCP)
Maryland Dept. Natural Resources
Fisheries Service
904 South Morris Street
Oxford, MD 21654
styler@dnr.state.md.us 

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