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The epidemiological investigation and control of an anthrax outbreak in a village in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Hayati DemiraslanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Arda BorluDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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Serkan SahinPublic Health Service, Ministry of Health, Kayseri, Turkey
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Fatih BuyukDepartment of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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Yunus KaradagPublic Health Service, Ministry of Health, Kayseri, Turkey
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Mehmet DoganayDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey;Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases Implementation and Research Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mitat SahinDepartment of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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Pages 206-211 | Published online: 01 Mar 2017

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