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Letter to the Editor

Astroviruses in bats, Madagascar

Camille LebarbenchonUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beza RamasindrazanaUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France;Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo101, Madagascar
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Léa JoffrinUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Sandra BosUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Erwan LagadecUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Gildas Le MinterUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Yann GomardUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Pablo TortosaUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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David A WilkinsonUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Steven M GoodmanAssociation Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo101, Madagascar;Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL60605, USA
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Patrick MavinguiUniversity of Reunion Island, UMR PIMIT (Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical), INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. GIP CYROI, 2 Rue Maxime Rivière, 97490Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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Pages 1-3 | Received 09 Feb 2017, Accepted 01 May 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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