Ebola: what we have learned

Authors

  • Paolo Bonfanti Struttura Complessa di Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco, Lecco, Italy
  • Ilaria Caramma Struttura Complessa di Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco, Lecco, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/rhc.v5i4.951

Keywords:

Ebola, Epidemic, Infection

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Published

2014-10-31

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Editorial

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