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Original Article

Serological and genetic evidence for the presence of Seoul hantavirus in Rattus norvegicus in Flanders, Belgium

Paul Heyman From the Research Laboratory for Vector-borne Diseases, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Bruynstraat, BrusselsCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Baert Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat, Brussels
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A. Plyusnina Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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C. Cochez National Reference Centre for Hantavirus Infections, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Bruynstraat, Brussels, Belgium
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Å. Lundkvist Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden
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M. Van Esbroeck Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
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E. Goossens Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Uccle, Belgium
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C. Vandenvelde National Reference Centre for Hantavirus Infections, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Bruynstraat, Brussels, Belgium
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A. Plyusnin Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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J. Stuyck Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat, Brussels
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Pages 51-56 | Received 04 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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