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. 2017 May 30;114(22):5558-5560.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1705969114. Epub 2017 May 22.

Retracing Zika's footsteps across the Americas with computational modeling

T Alex Perkins  1   2
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Retracing Zika's footsteps across the Americas with computational modeling

T Alex Perkins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Spread of Zika virus in the Americas.
    Zhang Q, Sun K, Chinazzi M, Pastore Y Piontti A, Dean NE, Rojas DP, Merler S, Mistry D, Poletti P, Rossi L, Bray M, Halloran ME, Longini IM Jr, Vespignani A. Zhang Q, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 30;114(22):E4334-E4343. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1620161114. Epub 2017 Apr 25. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017. PMID: 28442561 Free PMC article.

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