Vol 9, No 3 (2024)
Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2024-09-12

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Urgent need for enhanced surveillance and research on Nipah virus

Julia Krotofil1, Oskar Szymanski2, Michal Pruc34, Magdalena Grzesiak2, Lukasz Szarpak35
Disaster Emerg Med J 2024;9(3):147-148.

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