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. 2024 May 14:17:2632010X241254961.
doi: 10.1177/2632010X241254961. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.

Public Health Emergence: Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Herd Immunity to Reduce the Negative Impact of Disease X in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Proma Rani Das  1 , Sakif Ahamed Khan  1 , Mohammad Safiqul Islam  2 , Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan  1
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Public Health Emergence: Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Herd Immunity to Reduce the Negative Impact of Disease X in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Proma Rani Das et al. Clin Pathol. .
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Keywords: Disease X; LMIC; herd immunity; infectious diseases; vaccination.

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