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Original Article

Aetiology of PCR negative suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in an endemic area

Esra TanyelDepartment of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Medical School, Samsun, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mustafa SunbulDepartment of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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Tom E. FletcherDepartment of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey;Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Hakan LeblebiciogluDepartment of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
Pages 173-177 | Published online: 27 Sep 2016

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