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Case Report

Investigation of varicella outbreak among residents and healthcare workers in psychiatric hospital- Saudi Arabia

Khalid Hamdan Alanazia Master of Public Health, General Directorate of Infection Prevention & Control, Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ghada Mohamed Bin Salehb Master of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, General Directorate of Infection Prevention & Control, Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hanan Mohamed Hathoutc Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4833-4803
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Hala Roushdi Shihad Microbiology, General Directorate of Infection Prevention & Control, Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sherine Gouda El Sherbinie Clinical Pathology & Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control Directorate, Riyadh Directorate of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Taghreed Abdulaziz Al Saqerf Clinical Laboratory Science General Directorate of Infection Prevention & Control, Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed Mashouf Alqahtanig Haematopathology Board, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;h Psychiatric Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mervat Mohamed El Dalatonyc Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 116-120 | Published online: 24 Aug 2020

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