Influenza A outbreaks--Louisiana, August 1993.
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In August 1993, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) investigated reports of acute respiratory illness among residents of two nursing homes and workers on a dredging barge in southern Louisiana; influenza type A has been confirmed as the cause of these outbreaks. This report summarizes the investigations of the outbreaks.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
دوره 42 36 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993