Eliminating lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and schistosomiasis from the americas: breaking a historical legacy of slavery - PubMed (original) (raw)

Eliminating lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and schistosomiasis from the americas: breaking a historical legacy of slavery

Patrick J Lammie et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007.

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Figure 1. Example of a medallion designed by Josiah Wedgwood, circa 1787, to raise public awareness of the suffering brought about by the slave trade.

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