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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 19;67(2):79-80.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6702a6.

Notes from the Field: Baylisascaris procyonis Encephalomyelitis in a Toddler - King County, Washington, 2017

Vance Kawakami, Amanda Casto, Niranjana Natarajan, Anna Snyder, Jonathan Mosser, Jesse Bonwitt, Matthew P Kronman, Meagan Kay
Case Reports

Notes from the Field: Baylisascaris procyonis Encephalomyelitis in a Toddler - King County, Washington, 2017

Vance Kawakami et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Natarajan reports research support from Biogen for clinical trial projects, outside the submitted work. No other conflicts of interest were reported.

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