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Severe ulcerative keratitis in ocular cowpox infection

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52057, Aachen, Germany

    Hendrik Schwarzer, Martin Hermel & Niklas Plange

  2. Centre for Biological Security, German Consultant Lab for Poxviruses, Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Andreas Kurth

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Schwarzer, H., Kurth, A., Hermel, M. et al. Severe ulcerative keratitis in ocular cowpox infection. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 1451–1452 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-2138-x

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