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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Seroprevalance of Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in Bulgarian livestock

Robert BarthelNaval Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Emad MoharebViral and Zoonotic Diseases Research Program, Naval Medical Research Unit #3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Rasha YounanViral and Zoonotic Diseases Research Program, Naval Medical Research Unit #3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Teodora GladnishkaMicrobiology Department, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Nikolay KalvatchevMicrobiology Department, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Abdel MoemenViral and Zoonotic Diseases Research Program, Naval Medical Research Unit #3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Sameh S. MansourViral and Zoonotic Diseases Research Program, Naval Medical Research Unit #3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Cynthia RossiUS Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMIID), Fort Detrick, MD, USAView further author information
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Randal SchoeppUS Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMIID), Fort Detrick, MD, USAView further author information
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Iva ChristovaMicrobiology Department, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 540-542 | Received 18 Nov 2013, Accepted 06 Jan 2014, Published online: 08 Jul 2014

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