Human brucellosis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2010–2015
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Human brucellosis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2010–2015
BACKGROUND Worldwide, human brucellosis remains an important and widespread infection. In the past, there were limited data on the occurrence of human brucellosis in the United Arab Emirates and the reported incidence appeared to be low compared with similar areas. In 2009, a new web-based infectious disease surveillance system was introduced in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This paper reports data...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1900-9