Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 343-345 , October 2010

Imported Mayaro virus infection in the Netherlands

  • Robert-Jan Hassing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 7040704.
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  • Isabelle Leparc-Goffart

      Affiliations

    • IRBA – Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Unité de Virologie, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Sybrandus N. Blank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Subashini Thevarayan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, PO box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Hugues Tolou

      Affiliations

    • IRBA – Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Unité de Virologie, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Gerard van Doornum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Perry J. van Genderen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Harbour Hospital and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.06.009

Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 343-345 , October 2010

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