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Laboratory surveillance of influenza in northern Greece, 1993–2003

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We would like to thank Dr. A.J. Hay, Director of the WHO Influenza Centre in London, for his continuous collaboration in subtyping our isolates

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  1. National Influenza Centre for Northern Greece, B’ Laboratory of Microbiology, Medical Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    V. Kyriazopoulou, M. Exindari & A. Melidou

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Kyriazopoulou, V., Exindari, M. & Melidou, A. Laboratory surveillance of influenza in northern Greece, 1993–2003. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 299–302 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1311-0

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