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Letter to the Editors

Outbreaks of enterovirus D68 in Malaysia: genetic relatedness to the recent US outbreak strains

Kim Tien NgDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Xiang Yong OongDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Yong Kek PangDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Nik Sherina HanafiDepartment of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Adeeba KamarulzamanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Kok Keng TeeDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-3 | Received 03 May 2015, Accepted 22 Jun 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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