Laboratory-acquired West Nile virus infections - United States, 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 51, Issue 50, 2002, Pages 1133-1135

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ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0040620482     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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