Author’s response to reviews Title: Zika virus disease, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Colombia: epidemiological situation during 21 months of the Zika virus outbreak, 2015-2017 Authors:
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Title: Zika virus disease, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Colombia: epidemiological situation during 21 months of the Zika virus outbreak, 2015-2017 Authors: Nelson Méndez ([email protected]) Misael Oviedo-Pastrana ([email protected]) Salim Mattar ([email protected]) Isaac Caicedo-Castro ([email protected]) German Arrieta ([email protected]) Version: 3 Date: 03 Sep 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Archives of Public Health. AOPH-D-17-00082. Zika virus disease, microcephaly and GuillainBarré syndrome in Colombia: epidemiological situation during 21 months of the Zika virus outbreak, 2015-2017.
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Zika virus disease, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in Colombia: epidemiological situation during 21 months of the Zika virus outbreak, 2015–2017
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