The need of an hour for saliva diagnostic research in detection of Ebola viral disease

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  • Vagish Kumar Laxman Shanbhag Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

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2015-03-24

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Shanbhag VKL. The need of an hour for saliva diagnostic research in detection of Ebola viral disease. Community Acquir Infect. 2015;2. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://www.hksmp.com/journals/cai/article/view/231

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