Density-Dependent Mortality of the Human Host in Onchocerciasis: Relationships between Microfilarial Load and Excess Mortality

BACKGROUND: The parasite Onchocerca volvulus has, until recently, been regarded as the cause of a chronic yet non-fatal condition. Recent analyses, however, have indicated that in addition to blindness, the parasite can also be directly associated with human mortality. Such analyses also suggested t...

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Autores principales: Walker, Martin, Little, Mark P., Wagner, Karen S., Soumbey-Alley, Edoh W., Boatin, Boakye A., Basáñez, María-Gloria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001578

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001578

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