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Structural Uncertainty in Onchocerciasis Transmission Models Influences the Estimation of Elimination Thresholds and Selection of Age Groups for Seromonitoring

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends monitoring Onchocerca volvulus Ov16 serology in children aged <10 years for stopping mass ivermectin administration. Transmission models can help to identify the most informative age groups for serological monitoring and investigate the discrim...

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Autores principales: Hamley, Jonathan I D, Walker, Martin, Coffeng, Luc E, Milton, Philip, de Vlas, Sake J, Stolk, Wilma A, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32173745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz674

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