Human and entomological surveillance of Toscana virus
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M Calzolari ([email protected])1, P Angelini2, A C Finarelli2, R Cagarelli2, R Bellini3, A Albieri3, P Bonilauri1, F Cavrini4, M Tamba1, M Dottori1, P Gaibani4, S Natalini5, G Maioli1, M Pinna1, A Mattivi2, V Sambri6, A Pierro4, M P Landini4, G Rossini4, G Squintani5, S Cinotti1, S Varani4, C Vocale4, E Bedeschi2 1. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna, Brescia, Italy 2. Public Health Service, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy 3. Centro Agricoltura Ambiente ‘G Nicoli’, Crevalcore, Italy 4. Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy 5. Veterinary and Food Hygiene Service, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy 6. Unit of Microbiology, Greater Romagna Area Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy
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