Organizing an active screening campaign for human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense;Organisation d'une campagne de dépistage actif de la trypanosomiase humaine Africaine à Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Louis, F J ^a   Kohagne Tongue, L ^a   Ebo'O Eyenga, V ^b   Simarro, P P ^c  

^a Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^b Programme National de Lutte Contre la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine du Cameroun

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Human African Trypanosomiasis; Screening; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense active

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; COST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CAMEROON; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MASS SCREENING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 41649100849     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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