Dracunculiasis - The saddle is virtually ended

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-347

  Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C ^a   Oyibo, Wellington A ^a   Fagbenro Beyioku, Adetayo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY LIVING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRACUNCULIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED NATIONS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS NEMATODE; HUMANS;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS;

EID: 38549132437     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0828-9     Document Type: Review

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