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Mohammadpour R, Mostafavi E. The Life and Career of Dr. Rasoul Pournaki, Eminent Researcher of Pasteur Institute of Iran. JoMMID 2020; 8 (2) :45-49
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran
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Rasoul Pournaki (1921-2008), a prominent researcher, worked with the Pasture Institute of Iran from 1948 to 1978. He served meritoriously to control infectious diseases in Iran. His main research fields were the plague, relapsing fever, and poliomyelitis. He was the Director of Epidemiology and Virology Departments in the Pasteur Institute of Iran. This paper aims to appreciate his scientific contributions in control of infectious diseases by reviewing his notable services and studies.
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Received: 2020/01/7 | Accepted: 2020/07/18 | Published: 2020/08/16

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