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Riverblindness in Africa : taming the lion's stare /

"The World Bank coordinated a fight against riverblindness, a parasitic tropical disease, which commenced more than forty years ago. The story of the battle has an epic scale, both in terms of geography and the number of people and organizations involved. The book provides a success story and a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benton, Bruce, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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