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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea: Need for Speed

Annals of Global Health
Volume 90 (2024): Issue 1
By: Kengo Nathan Ezie,  Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing,  Diele Modeste,  Miste Zourmba Ines,  Tatsadjieu Ngoune Leopoldine Sybile,  Nformi Monde Caleb and  Ignatius N. Esene  
Open Access
|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4178 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 12, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 1, 2024
Published on: Jan 25, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Equatorial Guinea,
Disease Outbreaks,
Marburg Virus Disease,
viral hemorrhagic fever

© 2024 Kengo Nathan Ezie, Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing, Diele Modeste, Miste Zourmba Ines, Tatsadjieu Ngoune Leopoldine Sybile, Nformi Monde Caleb, Ignatius N. Esene, published by Ubiquity Press
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