Evidence for Ebola Virus Superantigen Activity
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Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease.
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Visiting Researcher, Japan Medical Association Research Institute (JMARI), Tokyo, Japan ([email protected]). 2 Executive Board Member, Japan Medical Association, Tokyo, Japan ([email protected]). The outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) expanded fiercely ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Virology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-538X
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00181-11