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A member asked:

I need to know what's an interesting public health/infectious disease problem in sub-saharan africa?

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Many possibilities: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/12/09-073445/en/ for an overview.

Dr Brouwer agreed

Answered 4/7/2013

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Infectious Diseases : Malaria, mosquito borne viral infections, parasitic infections, and in children infectious diarrheas are all issues which deserve more attention.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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