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Naegleria fowleri: Swimming with Death as the Major Outbreak in Pakistan

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Naegleria fowleri: Swimming with Death as the Major Outbreak in Pakistan

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NAVEED M, ALI Z, KHWAR M, NAZIR W, KHALID N. Naegleria fowleri: Swimming with Death as the Major Outbreak in Pakistan. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(9):1741-1742.