A Lifetime Journey in Tropical Medicine

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Barnett Cline is Emeritus Professor at Tulane University and Director of Tropical Medicine. He was president of the American Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. I work 'at the CDC in Atlanta at the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), investigating arboviral outbreaks in the 60s-70s. He conducted research with more than 100 publications on various tropical diseases in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia with a focus on the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis, helminthiasis, and lymphatic filariasis. From 2002-2008 I actively participate in the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis.