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Should I Get Screened for Sleeping Sickness? A Qualitative Study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: Control of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is based on mass population active screening by mobile teams. Although generally considered a successful strategy, the community participation rates in these screening activities and ensuing...

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Autores principales:	Mpanya, Alain, Hendrickx, David, Vuna, Mimy, Kanyinda, Albert, Lumbala, Crispin, Tshilombo, Valéry, Mitashi, Patrick, Luboya, Oscar, Kande, Victor, Boelaert, Marleen, Lefèvre, Pierre, Lutumba, Pascal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260312/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22272367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001467

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