A small cutaneous Anthrax epidemic in Eastern Turkey
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Anthrax in Eastern Turkey, 1992–2004
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2012.01.0034