Model-Based Geostatistical Mapping of the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus in West Africa.

Model-Based Geostatistical Mapping of the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus in West Africa.

BACKGROUND:The initial endemicity (pre-control prevalence) of onchocerciasis has been shown to be an important determinant of the feasibility of elimination by mass ivermectin distribution. We present the first geostatistical map of microfilarial prevalence in the former Onchocerciasis Control Progr...

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Main Authors: Simon J O'Hanlon, Hannah C Slater, Robert A Cheke, Boakye A Boatin, Luc E Coffeng, Sébastien D S Pion, Michel Boussinesq, Honorat G M Zouré, Wilma A Stolk, María-Gloria Basáñez
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714852?pdf=render

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