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. 2012;6(12):e1950.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001950. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

Human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a looming emergency?

Epco Hasker  1 , Pascal Lutumba, François Chappuis, Victor Kande, Julien Potet, Anja De Weggheleire, Charles Kambo, Evelyn Depoortere, Bernard Pécoul, Marleen Boelaert
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Human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a looming emergency?

Epco Hasker et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012.
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Annual case notification of HAT in DRC, 1926–2011.
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