Toscana virus meningitis in Portugal, 2002-2005

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 126-128

  Santos, L ^a   Simoes J ^a   Costa, R ^a   Martins, S ^a   Lecour, H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

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EID: 84863428909     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/esm.12.06.00715-en     Document Type: Article

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