Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2007

Serological evidence for Borna disease virus infection in humans, wild rodents and other vertebrates in Finland

  • Paula M. Kinnunen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Tel.: +358 9 191 26706/57049; fax: +358 9 191 26491.
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  • Christian Billich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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  • Christine Ek-Kommonen

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Food Safety Authority, Mustialankatu 3, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 50 514 3926.
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  • Heikki Henttonen

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa Research Unit, P.O. Box 18, 01301 Vantaa, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 10 211 2430.
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  • Eva R.K. Kallio

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa Research Unit, P.O. Box 18, 01301 Vantaa, Finland
    • Department of Biological and Environmental Science, P.O. Box 35, University of Jyväskylä, FIN-40014, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 50 354 2232.
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  • Jukka Niemimaa

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa Research Unit, P.O. Box 18, 01301 Vantaa, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 10 211 2682.
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  • Airi Palva

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 9 191 57058.
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  • Peter Staeheli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
    • Tel.: +49 761 203 6579.
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  • Antti Vaheri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory (HUSLAB), P.O. Box 400, 00029 HUS, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 9 191 26490.
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  • Olli Vapalahti

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, P.O. Box 21, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    • Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory (HUSLAB), P.O. Box 400, 00029 HUS, Finland
    • Tel.: +358 9 191 26604.

Received 1 December 2005 ,Revised 30 May 2006 ,Accepted 12 October 2006.

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PII: S1386-6532(06)00374-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.10.003

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2007

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