Ongoing increase in measles cases following importations, Japan, March 2014: times of challenge and opportunity.
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WPSAR Vol 5, No 2, 2014 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.2.001 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 1 a Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. b Department of Virology 3, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. Submitted: 1 April 2014; Published: 16 May 2014 doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.2.001 Ongoing increase in measles cases following importations, Japan, March 2014: times of challenge and opportunity
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR
دوره 5 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014