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Using convalescent whole blood or plasma as passive immune therapy for the global war against Ebola
Shan LuDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA;National Engineering Laboratory of Therapeutic Vaccines, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 28 May 2013, Accepted 03 Jun 2013, Published online: 25 Jan 2019
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