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Research Article

Antibodies and T-Cell Reactivity to Borrelia Burgdorferi in an Asymptomatic Population: A Study of Healthy Blood Donors in an Inland Town District in the South-East of Sweden

Pages 806-808 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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