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    W. J. Hartmann & D. Eichenlaub

  2. Arbeitsgruppe Klinische Virologie, Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, D-80336, München, Germany

    G. G. Frösner

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Hartmann, W.J., Frösner, G.G. & Eichenlaub, D. Transmission of hepatitis E in Germany. Infection 26, 409 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02770849

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