Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in Northern Venezuela

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is caused by Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by Simulium species (black flies). In the Americas, the infection has been previously described in 13 discrete regional foci distributed among six countries (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela) where...

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Autores principales: Convit, Jacinto, Schuler, Harland, Borges, Rafael, Olivero, Vimerca, Domínguez-Vázquez, Alfredo, Frontado, Hortencia, Grillet, María E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-289

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-289

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