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On-going transmission of human onchocerciasis in the Massangam health district in the West Region of Cameroon: Better understanding transmission dynamics to inform changes in programmatic interventions
BACKGROUND: Massangam health district (HD), in the West Region of Cameroon, has received ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) for 20 years, however there is evidence of continued high transmission of Onchocerca volvulus. In order to better understand the transmission dynamics in the HD and info...
Autores principales: | Bakajika, Didier, Senyonjo, Laura, Enyong, Peter, Oye, Joseph, Biholong, Benjamin, Elhassan, Elizabeth, Boakye, Daniel, Dixon, Ruth, Schmidt, Elena |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30427830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006904 |
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