Plague

Bacterial Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 597-611

  Dennis, David T ^a   Staples, J Erin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09843-2_28     Document Type: Chapter

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