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Probable early Lyme neuroborreliosis in a non-endemic area: first reported case in Sardinia

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, AO Brotzu, Neurology Service and Stroke Unit, P.le Ricchi, 1, 09134, Cagliari, Italy

    Valentina Oppo, Giovanni Cossu, Marzia Fronza & Maurizio Melis

  2. Department of Dermatology, Maggiore Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    Katiuscia Nan

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Oppo, V., Cossu, G., Nan, K. et al. Probable early Lyme neuroborreliosis in a non-endemic area: first reported case in Sardinia. Neurol Sci 40, 1741–1742 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03761-2

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