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. 2004 Dec;10(12):2263-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1012.040821.

Serologic evidence of hantavirus infection in humans, Colombia

Salim Máttar, Miguel Parra

Serologic evidence of hantavirus infection in humans, Colombia

Salim Máttar et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec.
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Locations of 12 towns in Córdoba and Sucre departments, Colombia, where rural workers were screened for antibody to Sin Nombre hantavirus. Numbers in parentheses represent number of antibody-positive persons and number of persons tested.
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