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Commentary

A possible European origin of the Spanish influenza and the first attempts to reduce mortality to combat superinfecting bacteria: an opinion from a virologist and a military historian

John S. OxfordBlizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, Whitechapel, LondonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Douglas GillBlizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, Whitechapel, London
Pages 2009-2012 | Received 21 Jan 2019, Accepted 09 Apr 2019, Published online: 23 May 2019

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