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. 2012;6(7):e1604.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001604. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Alkhurma viral hemorrhagic fever virus: proposed guidelines for detection, prevention, and control in Saudi Arabia

Ziad A Memish  1 , Shamsudeen F Fagbo, Abdullah M Assiri, Pierre Rollin, Ali M Zaki, Remi Charrel, Chris Mores, Adam MacNeil
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Alkhurma viral hemorrhagic fever virus: proposed guidelines for detection, prevention, and control in Saudi Arabia

Ziad A Memish et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012.
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