Microbiology W/Diseases Looseleaf with Access 5th 2018 9780134784304 0134784308
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Author: BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 6TMW
Outbreaks of blastomycosis have occurred in Latin America even though the organism itself is not normally found there. Why might a few cases of blastomycosis appear outside endemic areas?
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Microbiology W/Diseases Looseleaf with Access 5th 2018 9780134784304 0134784308
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