The Gulf Coast: A New American Underbelly of Tropical Diseases and Poverty
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1 Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 2 Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 3 James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 4 Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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