Outbreak of Poliomyelitis in Angola
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Massive outbreak of poliomyelitis caused by type-3 wild poliovirus in Angola in 1999.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/315434