Cluster of tick paralysis cases - Colorado, 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 933-935

  Pape, W J ^a   Gershman, K ^a   Bamberg, W M ^b  

^a Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TICK BITE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TICK PARALYSIS;

EID: 33748165265     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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