Current legionellosis outbreak with 139 cases in Pamplona, Spain
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Current legionellosis outbreak with 139 cases in Pamplona, Spain.
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عنوان ژورنال: Weekly releases (1997–2007)
سال: 2006
ISSN: 9999-1233
DOI: 10.2807/esw.11.23.02967-en