Chikungunya Fever in the United States: A Fifteen Year Review of Cases
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Katherine B. Gibney,1,2 Marc Fischer,1 Harry E. Prince,3 Laura D. Kramer,4 Kirsten St. George,4 Olga L. Kosoy,1 Janeen J. Laven,1 and J. Erin Staples1 1Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Fort Collins, Colorado; 2Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia; 3Focus Diagnostics, Cypress, California; and 4Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York
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تاریخ انتشار 2011