The Challenges and Possibilities of Reducing Deaths from Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Andrew W. K. Farlow

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001318

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The Challenges and Possibilities of Reducing Deaths from Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Andrew W. K. Farlow

* E-mail: andrew.farlow@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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The Challenges and Possibilities of Reducing Deaths from Cryptococcal Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Andrew W. K. Farlow

Published: September 25, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001318

About the Authors

Andrew W. K. Farlow

* E-mail: andrew.farlow@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: AF. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AF. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: AF. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: AF.

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