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Review
. 2009 Apr 14;180(8):829-31.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090215.

Early detection of disease outbreaks using the Internet

Kumanan Wilson  1 , John S Brownstein
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Review

Early detection of disease outbreaks using the Internet

Kumanan Wilson et al. CMAJ. .
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Epidemic curve for the course of the listeriosis outbreak in Canada in 2008.
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