The molecular epidemiology of cholera in Latin America.

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Published in J Infect Dis on March 01, 1993

Authors

I K Wachsmuth1, G M Evins, P I Fields, O Olsvik, T Popovic, C A Bopp, J G Wells, C Carrillo, P A Blake

Author Affiliations

1: Enteric Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, GA 30333.

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