Ebola virus disease 2013-2014 outbreak in West Africa: An analysis of the epidemic spread and response

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cenciarelli, Orlando ^a   Pietropaoli, Stefano ^b   Malizia, Andrea ^a   Carestia, Mariachiara ^a   D'Amico, Fabrizio ^a   Sassolini, Alessandro ^a   Di Giovanni, Daniele ^a   Rea, Silvia ^a   Gabbarini, Valentina ^a   Tamburrini, Annalaura ^a   Palombi, Leonardo ^a   Bellecci, Carlo ^a   Gaudio, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EBOLA VIRUS;

EID: 84926306123     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/769121     Document Type: Review

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