Cairncross, Sandy.

Turning the worm the eradication of Guinea worm disease in west Africa / [electronic resource] : Sandy Cairncross. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (73 min.) : color, sound). - The biomedical & life sciences collection, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Natural History -- Transmission cycle -- History -- Epidemiology -- Eradicability -- Interventions -- Cyclopicide -- Water supply -- Health education -- Community-based surveillance -- Evaluation results -- Sensitivity of surveillance -- Ghana's poor performance -- The next phase -- Case containment -- Integrated surveillance.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

2866 Henry Stewart Talks


Cyclops--Prevention--Africa, West.
Dracunculiasis--Prevention--Africa, West.
Guinea worm--Africa, West.
Waterborne infection--Epidemiology--Africa, West.
Africa, Western.
Dracunculiasis--epidemiology.
Dracunculiasis--prevention & control.
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