Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 36, Problem 1AL
Why is international cooperation a necessity in the field of epidemiology? What specific problems can you envision if there were no such cooperation?
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Prescott's Microbiology
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