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The risk of Rift Valley fever virus introduction and establishment in the United States and European Union

Alicia I RolinDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B9, Canada
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Lea Berrang-FordDepartment of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B9, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manisha A KulkarniDepartment of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
Pages 1-8 | Received 19 Jul 2013, Accepted 06 Oct 2013, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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