Perinatal Toxoplasmosis, Northern Taiwan
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1460 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 12, No. 9, September 2006 Oliver Morgan,* Paul Crook,† Tom Cheasty,* Brian Jiggle,* Isabelle Giraudon,‡§ Harriett Hughes,¶ Stephen-Morris Jones,¶ and Helen Maguire‡# *Health Protection Agency, Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom; †South West London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom; ‡Health Protection Agency London Region, London, United Kingdom; §European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, London, United Kingdom; ¶University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and #St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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