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Published data do not support the notion that Borrelia valaisiana is human pathogenic

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    Gabriele Margos, Andreas Sing & Volker Fingerle

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Margos, G., Sing, A. & Fingerle, V. Published data do not support the notion that Borrelia valaisiana is human pathogenic. Infection 45, 567–569 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-017-1032-1

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