Ongoing outbreak of mumps affecting adolescents and young adults in Bavaria, Germany, August to October 2010.
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چکیده
W Otto1, A Mankertz2, S Santibanez2, H Saygili3, J Wenzel4, W Jilg4, W F Wieland1, S Borgmann ([email protected])3 1. Department of Urology, St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany 2. National Reference Centre Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany 3. Synlab Medical Care Service, Medical Care Centre Weiden, Weiden, Germany 4. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
دوره 15 50 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010