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A serosurvey of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in blood donors in Crete, Greece

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  1. Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece, Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, 71100, Greece

    D. Chochlakis, A. Papaeustathiou, G. Minadakis, A. Psaroulaki & Y. Tselentis

  2. Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Voutes, Heraklion, Crete, 71100, Greece

    A. Psaroulaki

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D. Chochlakis and A. Papaeustathiou contributed equally to this study.

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Chochlakis, D., Papaeustathiou, A., Minadakis, G. et al. A serosurvey of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in blood donors in Crete, Greece. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 473–475 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0457-3

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