1734Cyclosporiasis 2013: Collaborative Outbreak Investigations
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Kathleen Gensheimer, MD, MPH; Kari Irvin, MPH; Francisca Abanyie, MD, MPH; Jenny Beal, MPH; Matthew Wise, PhD; Socrates Trujillo, BS; Michael Beach, PhD; Palmer Orlandi, PhD; Ian Williams, PhD; Rebecca Hall, MPH; Monica Parise, MD; Angela Hardin, MPH; Katie Vierk, MPH; Tracy Duvernoy, DVM; Susan Lance, DVM; Barbara Herwaldt, MD; Susan Montgomery, DVM; Patricia Quinlisk, MD; Kristin Obbink, DVM, MPH; Tom Safranek, MD; Linda Gaul, PhD, MPH; Venessa Cantu, MPH; Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD; Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD; United States Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA; Nebraska Department of Health, Lincoln, NE; Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
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تاریخ انتشار 2014