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Letter to the Editors

Identification of a second encephalitis-associated astrovirus in cattle

Torsten SeuberlichDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel WüthrichInterfaculty Bioinformatics Unit and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland;Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Senija Selimovic-HamzaDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland;Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Cord DrögemüllerInstitute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Anna OevermannDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Rémy BruggmannInterfaculty Bioinformatics Unit and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Ilias BouzalasDivision of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, BernCH-3012, Switzerland
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Pages 1-3 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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