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Research Article

Detection of specific IgG antibodies in blood donors and tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks within a non-endemic area in southeast Norway

Astri Lervik Larsen From the Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anita Kanestrøm From the Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway
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Marthe Bjørland From the Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway
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Åshild AndreassenNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Arnulf SolengNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Sirkka VeneSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control, Solna, Sweden
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Susanne G. DudmanNorwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 181-184 | Received 20 Aug 2013, Accepted 04 Nov 2013, Published online: 21 Jan 2014

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