The first documented case of Japanese encephalitis imported to the Czech Republic


Authors: R. Stebel 1;  M. Pýchová 1;  M. Freibergerová 1;  R. Pařízková 1;  H. Zelená 2;  P. Husa 1
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika infekčních chorob LF MU a FN Brno 1;  Národní referenční laboratoř pro arboviry, Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě 2
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2018; 81(5): 593-595
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2018593

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The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study. The Editorial Board declares that the manu­script met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.


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