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Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
Historical Review

Equine Influenza Virus—A Neglected, Reemergent Disease Threat

Alexandra Sack, Ann Cullinane, Ulziimaa Daramragchaa, Maitsetseg Chuluunbaatar, Battsetseg Gonchigoo, and Gregory C. GrayComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (A. Sack, U. Daramragchaa, M. Chuluunbaatar, B. Gonchigoo); Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA (A. Sack, G.C. Gray); Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Ireland (A. Cullinane); Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore (G.C. Gray); Duke-Kunshan University, Kunshan, China (G.C. Gray)

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Equine influenza distribution map 2006–2015, compiled from Expert Surveillance Panel on Equine Influenza Vaccine Composition reports, 2006–2017 (17). Created with mapchart.net (http://www.mapchart.net). *No outbreaks occurred or no data reported.

Figure. Equine influenza distribution map 2006–2015, compiled from Expert Surveillance Panel on Equine Influenza Vaccine Composition reports, 2006–2017 (17). Created with mapchart.net (http://www.mapchart.net). *No outbreaks occurred or no data reported.

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