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Onchocerciasis Elimination: Progress and Challenges

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted through the bites of black flies of the genus Similium that breed in rivers and streams. The impact of mass treatment with ivermectin and supplemented by vector control in some countries has c...

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Autores principales:	Lakwo, Thomson, Oguttu, David, Ukety, Tony, Post, Rory, Bakajika, Didier
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove 2020
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7548320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33117052 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S224364

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