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. 2015 Apr 23;11(4):e1004717.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004717. eCollection 2015 Apr.

The Ebola epidemic crystallizes the potential of passive antibody therapy for infectious diseases

Arturo Casadevall  1 , Liise-Anne Pirofski  2
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The Ebola epidemic crystallizes the potential of passive antibody therapy for infectious diseases

Arturo Casadevall et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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