Reaching the last mile: main challenges relating to and recommendations to accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by the filarial worm species Onchocerca volvulus, is a serious vector-borne neglected tropical disease (NTD) of public health and socioeconomic concern. It is transmitted through the bite of black flies of the genus Simulium, and manifested in der...

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Autores principales: Gebrezgabiher, Gebremedhin, Mekonnen, Zeleke, Yewhalaw, Delenasaw, Hailu, Asrat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Scoping Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31269966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0567-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31269966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0567-z

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