Perspective piece dracunculiasis eradication: And now, south sudan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-10

  Hopkins, Donald R ^a,b,c   Ruiz Tiben, Ernesto ^a,b,c   Weiss, Adam ^a,b,c   Withers, P Craig ^a,b,c   Eberhard, Mark L ^a,b,c   Roy, Sharon L ^a,b,c  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRACUNCULIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FISHING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MALI; REVIEW; SUDAN; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY; ARTICLE; CHAD; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

CHAD; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRACUNCULIASIS; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALI; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUDAN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84880579712     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0090     Document Type: Review

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