Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fever viruses: major scientific advances, but a relatively minor public health threat for Africa
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Marburg and Ebola viruses
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03535.x