Dracunculiasis eradication: And now, Sudan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 415-422

  Hopkins, Donald R ^a   Ruiz Tiben, Ernesto ^a   Diallo, Nwando ^a   Withers Jr , P Craig ^a   Maguire, James H ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEMEFOS;

ARTICLE; DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; SUDAN; WAR;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0036808589     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.415     Document Type: Article

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