Notes from the Field: Multiple Cases of Seoul Virus Infection in a Household with Infected Pet Rats — Tennessee, December 2016–April 2017
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Multiple Cases of Seoul Virus Infection in a Household with Infected Pet Rats — Tennessee, December 2016–April 2017 Mary-Margaret A. Fill, MD1; Heather Mullins, MPH2; Andrew Stephen May, MD2; Heather Henderson, DVM1; Shelley M. Brown3; ChengFeng Chiang, PhD3; Nishi R. Patel, MS3; John D. Klena, PhD3; Annabelle de St. Maurice, MD3,4; Barbara Knust, DVM3; Stuart T. Nichol, PhD3; John R. Dunn, DVM, PhD1; William Schaffner, MD5; Timothy F. Jones, MD1
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دوره 66 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017