Human African trypanosomiasis in areas without surveillance

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 354-356

  Chappuis, François ^a,b   Lima, Maria Angeles ^a   Flevaud, Laurence ^a   Ritmeijer, Koert ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WAR;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 76149089087     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1602.090967     Document Type: Letter

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