Emerging and reemerging infections in Africa: The need for improved laboratory services and disease surveillance

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 489-495

  Shears, Paul ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Emerging and reemerging infections; Public health

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHOLERA; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLOSIS; YELLOW FEVER; ZOONOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EBOLA VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0034039958     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00309-9     Document Type: Review

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