Successful interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Escuintla-Guatemala focus, Guatemala.

Successful interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Escuintla-Guatemala focus, Guatemala.

BACKGROUND: Elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness) through mass administration of ivermectin in the six countries in Latin America where it is endemic is considered feasible due to the relatively small size and geographic isolation of endemic foci. We evaluated whether transmission of oncho...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo J Gonzalez, Nancy Cruz-Ortiz, Nidia Rizzo, Jane Richards, Guillermo Zea-Flores, Alfredo Domínguez, Mauricio Sauerbrey, Eduardo Catú, Orlando Oliva, Frank O Richards, Kim A Lindblade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2656640?pdf=render

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