Human infection with an unknown species of Dracunculus in Vietnam
Guinea worm (GW) disease, caused by Dracunculus medinensis, is an almost eradicated waterborne zoonotic disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently lists GW as endemic in only five African countries. In July 2020, the Vietnamese public health surveillance system detected a hanging worm in...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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