Diphtheria in the former Soviet Union: reemergence of a pandemic disease.

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Published in Emerg Infect Dis on March 22, 1999

Authors

C R Vitek1, M Wharton

Author Affiliations

1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. cxv3@cdc.gov

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