Chikungunya outbreak in Bueng Kan Province, Thailand, 2013.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4111161 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
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Chikungunya outbreak in Bueng Kan Province, Thailand, 2013.
Wanlapakorn Nasamon N Thongmee Thanunrat T Linsuwanon Piyada P Chattakul Paiboon P Vongpunsawad Sompong S Payungporn Sunchai S Poovorawan Yong Y
Emerging infectious diseases 20140801 8
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