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Original Research Articles

Risk factors and potential preventive measures for nephropatia epidemica in Sweden 2011–2012: a case–control study

Alin GherasimEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden;European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), Stockholm, Sweden;Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marika HjertqvistSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, Sweden
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Åke LundkvistSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, Sweden;Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of MicrobiologyKarolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sharon Kühlmann-BerenzonSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, Sweden
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Jenny Verner CarlsonSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, Sweden
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Stephan StenmarkDepartment of Clinical MicrobiologyUmeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Mikael WiderströmDepartment of Clinical MicrobiologyUmeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Communicable Disease Control and PreventionJämtland County Council, Östersund, Sweden
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Anders ÖsterlundDepartment of Communicable Disease Control and PreventionNorbotten County Council, Lulea, Sweden
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Hans BomanDepartment of Communicable Diseases Control and PreventionVasternorrland County Council, Matfors, Sweden
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Clas AhlmDivision of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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Anders WallenstenSwedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)Solna, Sweden;Department of Medical Sciences Infectious Diseases, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Article: 27698 | Received 22 Feb 2015, Accepted 24 May 2015, Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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