Hypo-endemic onchocerciasis hotspots: defining areas of high risk through micro-mapping and environmental delineation

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis (river blindness) caused by the parasite Onchocercavolvulus and transmitted by riverine Simulium spp. (Black flies) is targeted for elimination in Africa. This is a significant change in strategy from the ‘control’ of meso- and hyper-endemic areas through mass drug adminis...

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Autores principales: Kelly-Hope, Louise A., Unnasch, Thomas R., Stanton, Michelle C., Molyneux, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4537576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0069-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4537576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0069-6

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