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Guinea worm eradication: Progress and challenges— should we beware of the dog?
- Source :
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 4/20/2017, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1-4, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article offers information related to Global Guinea Worm Eradication (Dracunculiasis) Programme which has made spectacular progress since it began in the 1980's. It reports numbers of individuals afflicted by Guinea Worm disease has declined from an estimated 3.5 million cases in 1986 to only 25 cases in 2016.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19352727
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122604812
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005495