Towards global Guinea worm eradication in 2015: The experience of South Sudan

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Awofeso, Niyi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED SMART UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Eradication program components; Guinea worm; South sudan

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SUDAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84891372529     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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