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Editorial
. 2018 Oct 3;3(4):108.
doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed3040108.

"Farewell to the God of Plague": The Importance of Political Commitment Towards the Elimination of Schistosomiasis

Jin Chen  1 , Jing Xu  2 , Robert Bergquist  3 , Shi-Zhu Li  4 , Xiao-Nong Zhou  5
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"Farewell to the God of Plague": The Importance of Political Commitment Towards the Elimination of Schistosomiasis

Jin Chen et al. Trop Med Infect Dis. .
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Chairman Mao Zedong’s “Farewell to the God of Plague" in his own handwriting.
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