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Review
. 2014 Apr 24;8(4):e2772.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002772. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Sleeping sickness epidemics and colonial responses in East and Central Africa, 1900-1940

Daniel R Headrick  1
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Review

Sleeping sickness epidemics and colonial responses in East and Central Africa, 1900-1940

Daniel R Headrick. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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