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Acknowledgements

 

The first edition of this CD-ROM was conceived to become the Illustrated Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine, in the first place for the students following the National Diplome Course at the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, but also for other interested people. Writing a work with a scope as broad as this one required the assistance of many people. We are grateful to the following persons for their help, contributions, their generous comments and suggestions :

• Ann Stevens, MD
• Bruno Meere and his team
• Colonel Raymond Wouters, MD
• David Scerry, MD MRCP
• Emmanuel Bottieau, MD
• Herman Vanvinckenroye
• Jan Clerinx, MD
• Jean Pierre Wenseleers
• Lut Lynen, MD
• Prof Alfons Van Gompel, MD
• Prof Bob Colebunders, MD PhD
• Prof Bruno Gryseels, MD PhD
• Prof Herwig Leirs, PhD
• Prof Jef Van den Ende, MD PhD

A special thank to the golden fingers of San-Ho Correwyn, the patience of David Davis, PhD, and the friendly leadership of Fried Dillen.

Enjoy the study!

 

 

Notice

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Dr Erwin Van den Enden, MD
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Nationalestraat 155
Antwerp, Belgium

June, 2004