First published report of Zika virus infection in people: Simpson, not MacNamara

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 15-17

  Wikan, Nitwara ^a   Smith, Duncan R ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NIGERIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENEGAL; UGANDA; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 85008225241     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30525-4     Document Type: Note

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