Dog screening as a novel complementary guinea worm disease control tool to mitigate persistence in Chad: A modeling study

A free-roaming dog population remains one of the major public health problems in many developing countries. In this study, we investigated the potential impact of owned roaming and stray dogs on the persistence and possible eradication of Guinea worm disease (GWD) in Chad. We developed and analysed...

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Main Authors: Mlyashimbi Helikumi, Steady Mushayabasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673123000454