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Original Research Articles

Spatial analysis of positive and negative Q fever laboratory results for identifying high- and low-risk areas of infection in the Netherlands

Elsa J. van den BergCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
, MSc,
Cornelia C. H. WieldersCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands;Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
, MSc,
Peter M. SchneebergerDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
, MD, PhD,
Marjolijn C. Wegdam-BlansDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory for Pathology and Medical Microbiology (PAMM), Veldhoven, The Netherlands
, MD &
Wim van der HoekCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD
Article: 20432 | Received 16 Jan 2013, Accepted 25 Oct 2013, Published online: 28 Nov 2013

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