Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017
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Mello, V.M.; Lago, B.V.; Sousa, P.S.F.; Mello, F.C.A.; Souza, C.B.; Pinto, L.C.M.; Ginuino, C.F.; Fernandes, C.A.S.; Aguiar, S.F.; Villar, L.M.; et al. Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017. Viruses 2019, 11, 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281
Mello VM, Lago BV, Sousa PSF, Mello FCA, Souza CB, Pinto LCM, Ginuino CF, Fernandes CAS, Aguiar SF, Villar LM, et al. Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017. Viruses. 2019; 11(3):281. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281
Chicago/Turabian StyleMello, Vinicius M., Barbara V. Lago, Paulo S. F. Sousa, Francisco C. A. Mello, Caroline B. Souza, Laura C. M. Pinto, Cleber F. Ginuino, Carlos A. S. Fernandes, Shirlei F. Aguiar, Lívia M. Villar, and et al. 2019. "Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017" Viruses 11, no. 3: 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281
APA StyleMello, V. M., Lago, B. V., Sousa, P. S. F., Mello, F. C. A., Souza, C. B., Pinto, L. C. M., Ginuino, C. F., Fernandes, C. A. S., Aguiar, S. F., Villar, L. M., Lampe, E., Melgaço, J. G., & Lewis-Ximenez, L. L. (2019). Hepatitis A Strain Linked to the European Outbreaks During Gay Events between 2016 and 2017, Identified in a Brazilian Homosexual Couple in 2017. Viruses, 11(3), 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030281