Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Kafue National Park, Zambia
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1 Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), Chilanga, Zambia, 2 Care for Business (CFB) Medical Center and Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, 3 Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 4 University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, Zambia, 5 Research Centre for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan, 6 Department of Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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