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Editorial
. 2007 Mar 1;195(5):621-2.
doi: 10.1086/511439. Epub 2007 Jan 18.

Germs on a plane: aircraft, international travel, and the global spread of disease

Andrew T Pavia
Editorial

Germs on a plane: aircraft, international travel, and the global spread of disease

Andrew T Pavia. J Infect Dis. .
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