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Prevalence of Tick-borne Encephalitis and Lyme Borreliosis in a Defined Swedish Population

Rolf Gustafson Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Immunology, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bo Svenungsson Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ann Gardulf Department of Clinical Immunology, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Göran Stiernstedt Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Marianne Forsgren Virus Department of the Central Microbiological, Laboratory of Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 297-306 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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