Human African trypanosomiasis in South Sudan: How can we prevent a new epidemic?

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ruiz Postigo, José A ^a   Franco, José R ^a   Lado, Mounir ^b   Simarro, Pere P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; MELARSOPROL; NIFURTIMOX;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MONITORING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDAN; VECTOR CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SUDAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 84863655777     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001541     Document Type: Review

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