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Research Article

Effects of pre-exposure vaccination and quarantine in the fight against ebola

C.P. BhunuDepartment of Mathematics, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, ZimbabweCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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M. MasochaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, ZimbabweView further author information
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C.W. MaheraAfrican Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Box 176, Bagamoyo, TanzaniaView further author information
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Wolfgang WeningerCentenary Institute for Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, AustraliaView further author information
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Article: 1199176 | Received 02 Nov 2015, Accepted 06 Jun 2016, Published online: 28 Jun 2016

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