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Comment
. 2014 Jul 8;5(4):e01430-14.
doi: 10.1128/mBio.01430-14.

Concerns about misinterpretation of recent scientific data implicating dromedary camels in epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

Emad M Samara  1 , Khalid A Abdoun  2
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Concerns about misinterpretation of recent scientific data implicating dromedary camels in epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

Emad M Samara et al. mBio. .
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