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Historical Lassa Fever Reports and 30-year Clinical Update

Abe M. Macher* and Martin S. Wolfe†‡§
*US Public Health Service (retired), Bethesda, Maryland, USA; †Travelers Medical Service of Washington, Washington, DC, USA; ‡George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; and §Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

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