The Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis: A contribution to global mapping of neglected tropical diseases

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Simarro, Pere P ^a   Cecchi, Giuliano ^b   Paone, Massimo ^b   Franco, José R ^a   Diarra, Abdoulaye ^a   Ruiz, José A ^a   Fèvre, Eric M ^c   Courtin, Fabrice ^d   Mattioli, Raffaele C ^b   Jannin, Jean G ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Institut de recherche pour le développement   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONGO;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOOK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TSETSE FLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; ATLASES AS TOPIC; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES;

EID: 77958530651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-57     Document Type: Article

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