Notes from the Field: Public Health Response to a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Associated with Unsafe Injection Practices — Roka Commune, Cambodia, 2016
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Public Health Response to a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Associated with Unsafe Injection Practices — Roka Commune, Cambodia, 2016 Ugonna C. Ijeoma, MD1,2; Sin Sansam, MD3; Sok Srun, MD3; Hoy Vannara, MD3; Sou Sanith, MD3; Tek Sopheap, MD3; Robert D. Newman, MD2; Renuka Gadde, MBA4; Selenic Dejana, MD2; Ahmed Saadani Hassani, MD2; Vanthy Ly, MD2; Bakary Drammeh, DrPH2; Anindya De, PhD2; Johnita Byrd, MS2; Naomi Bock, MD2
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