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Guinea worm infection in northern Nigeria: reflections on a disease approaching eradication

Global eradication of the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) is near, although perhaps delayed a little by the discovery of a transmission cycle in dogs. It is therefore an appropriate time to reflect on the severe impact of this infection on the life of the communities where it was endemic prior...

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Autores principales: Greenwood, Brian, Greenwood, Alice, Bradley, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28196301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12855