Melioidosis and Hairy Cell Leukemia in 2 Travelers Returning from Thailand
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This study was supported by the French National Research Agency; CERoPath (Community Ecology of Rodents and their Pathogens in Southeast Asia Project ANR 07 BDIV 012); Infectiopôle Sud; Center for Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology; the Science and Technology Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office; the Office of Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education (AGBIO/PERDO-CHE); and the Center of Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University.
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