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Kontkanen, M., Lähdevirta, J., Brummer-Korvenkontio, M. et al. Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Puumala virus: Evaluation of the risk for cataract formation. Eye 12, 145–147 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1998.25
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