Are developing countries prepared to face Ebola-like outbreaks?
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Laboratory preparedness to face infectious outbreaks. Ebola and beyond.
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عنوان ژورنال: Virologica Sinica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1674-0769,1995-820X
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-015-3564-9