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Retrospective Identification of Three Undiagnosed Cases of Measles Encephalitis

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  1. Institute of Virology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Y. A. Nur, J. Groen, A. Abdallah, H. Kruining, R. L. de Swart & A. D. M. E. Osterhaus

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Nur, Y.A., Groen, J., Abdallah, A. et al. Retrospective Identification of Three Undiagnosed Cases of Measles Encephalitis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 21, 900–901 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-002-0847-5

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