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Refocusing vector assessment towards the elimination of onchocerciasis from Africa: a review of the current status in selected countries
Measures to control onchocerciasis have been in place for well over 30 years. Recently, programs have turned from disease control towards transmission elimination. The absence of infective larvae in the black fly Simulium sp. vector is central to defining elimination, and assessments of infectivity...
Autores principales: | Boakye, Daniel, Tallant, Jamie, Adjami, Aime, Moussa, Samfo, Tekle, Afework, Robalo, Magda, Rebollo, Maria, Mwinza, Pauline, Sitima, Laston, Cantey, Paul, Mackenzie, Charles |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5881273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29471346 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihx066 |
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