Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 246-250 , July 2010

What tick-borne encephalitis may look like: Clinical signs and symptoms

Received 20 May 2010 ,Accepted 31 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.05.011

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 246-250 , July 2010

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