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Review
. 2010 May 25;4(5):e720.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000720.

NECT is next: implementing the new drug combination therapy for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness

Oliver Yun  1 , Gerardo Priotto, Jacqueline Tong, Laurence Flevaud, François Chappuis
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Review

NECT is next: implementing the new drug combination therapy for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness

Oliver Yun et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Preparation of a nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) kit at MSF-Logistique, Mérignac, France.
Photo credit: V. Carlier/MSF-Logistique.
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