EI Niño helps spread bartonellosis epidemics in Peru

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Volumn 83, Issue 14, 2002, Pages

  Zhou, Jiayu ^a   Lau, William K M ^a   Masuoka, Penny M ^a   Andre, Richard G ^a   Chamberlin, Judith ^a   Lawyer, Phillip ^a   Laughlin, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 0010502090     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002EO000102     Document Type: Article

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