Plague (cont.)Medical Author:
Demetres Velendzas, MD
Coauthor:
Susan Dufel, FACEP, MD
Coauthor:
Thomas W McGovern, MD
Medical Editor:
Suzanne White, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Raymond J Roberge, MD, MPH, FAAEM, FACMT
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