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. 2004 Aug 31;91(5):998-9; author reply 999.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602086.

HHV-8 transmission via saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites

M Coluzzi, M L Calabrò, D Manno, L Chieco-Bianchi, T F Schulz, V Ascoli
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HHV-8 transmission via saliva to soothe blood-sucking arthropod bites

M Coluzzi et al. Br J Cancer. .
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