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Research Article

The seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever among inhabitants living in the endemic regions of Western Anatolia

Bulent ErtugrulDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical MicrobiologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Sevin KirdarDepartment of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology
,
Ozlem Saylak ErsoyDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
,
Mevlut TureDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Adnan Menderes School of Medicine
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Nermin ErolProvincial Health Directorate, Aydin, Turkey
,
Barcin OzturkDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
&
Serhan SakaryaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
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Pages 276-281 | Received 10 Jun 2011, Accepted 24 Aug 2011, Published online: 22 Oct 2011

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