Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 54-59 , 2010

Studies on West Nile virus infection in Egypt

  • Atef Soliman

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +20 2 2342 8505; fax: +20 2 2342 7121.
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  • Emad Mohareb

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Diaa Salman

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Magdi Saad

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Sameh Salama

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Caroline Fayez

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Hanafi Hanafi

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Iman Medhat

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Emad Labib

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Magda Rakha

      Affiliations

    • Egyptian Ministry of Health & Population, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Nasr El-Sayed

      Affiliations

    • Egyptian Ministry of Health & Population, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Samuel Yingst

      Affiliations

    • US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, USA
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  • Jeffrey Tjaden

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Kenneth Earhart

      Affiliations

    • US Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt

Received 16 July 2009 ,Revised 12 November 2009 ,Accepted 13 November 2009.

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PII: S1876-0341(10)00022-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.11.002

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 54-59 , 2010

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