Unusual Presentation of Life‐Threatening Toscana Virus Meningoencephalitis
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- 15 February 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (4) , 515-520
- https://doi.org/10.1086/381201
Abstract
This case report describes a brother and a sister with severe meningoencephalitis caused by Toscana virus (TOSv). The clinical presentation was charaKeywords
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