Reply to Domenech de Cellès et al.: Infection and transmission of pertussis in the baboon model

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Warfel, Jason M ^a   Merkel, Tod J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINES; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84894322991     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1324074111     Document Type: Letter

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