Disease eradication, elimination and control: The need for accurate and consistent usage

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 347-351

  Molyneux, David H ^a   Hopkins, Donald R ^b   Zagaria, Nevio ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; LARVICIDAL AGENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHAGAS DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DRACUNCULIASIS; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOSSINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LEPROSY; MALARIA CONTROL; MEASLES; MUMPS; NEWBORN TETANUS; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RUBELLA; SIMULIUM; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; SMALLPOX; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TRACHOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; VARIOLA VIRUS; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 3142747613     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2004.06.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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