Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 83-84 , July 2001

Update: Outbreak of acute febrile illness among athletes participating in Eco-Challenge-Sabah 2000—Borneo, Malaysia, 2000

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.116399

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 83-84 , July 2001

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