End of the Ebola virus outbreak: time to reinforce the African health system and improve preparedness capacity
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End of the Ebola virus outbreak: time to reinforce the African health system and improve preparedness capacity Ivy Mulinge, Kenneth Soyemi Department of Pediatrics, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, 1901 W Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States Corresponding author: Ivy Mulinge, Department of Pediatrics, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, 1901 W Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
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