Buruli Ulcer in Long-Term Traveler to Senegal

نویسندگان

  • Khaled Ezzedine
  • Thierry Pistone
  • Jane Cottin
  • Laurent Marsollier
  • Véronique Guir
  • Denis Malvy
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009