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