Dracunculiasis eradication

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 377-385

  Karam, M ^a   Tayeh, A ^b  

^a Sous l'Église ^*  (France)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dracunculiasis; Eradication campaign; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRACUNCULIASIS; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DRACUNCULIASIS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 33846295175     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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