Vibrio illnesses after hurricane katrina - Multiple States, August-September 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 37, 2005, Pages 928-931

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ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISASTER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 24944493183     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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