Ongoing outbreak of West Nile virus infections in humans in Greece, July-August 2010.
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A Papa1, K Danis ([email protected])2, A Baka2, A Bakas3, G Dougas2, T Lytras2, G Theocharopoulos2, D Chrysagis3, E Vassiliadou3, F Kamaria3, A Liona2, K Mellou2, G Saroglou2, T Panagiotopoulos2,4 1. Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, First Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2. Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO), Athens, Greece 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 4. National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 15 34 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010