Interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Southern Chiapas Focus, México.

Interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Southern Chiapas Focus, México.

BACKGROUND: The Southern Chiapas focus of onchocerciasis in Southern Mexico represents one of the major onchocerciasis foci in Latin America. All 559 endemic communities of this focus have undergone semi-annual mass treatment with ivermectin since 1998. In 50 communities of this focus, ivermectin fr...

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Main Authors: Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez, Alfredo Domínguez-Vázquez, Thomas R Unnasch, Hassan K Hassan, Juan I Arredondo-Jiménez, María Eugenia Orozco-Algarra, Kristel B Rodríguez-Morales, Isabel C Rodríguez-Luna, Francisco Gibert Prado-Velasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610615?pdf=render

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