Elimination of onchocerciasis in Ecuador: findings of post-treatment surveillance

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Ecuador: findings of post-treatment surveillance

Abstract Background The Esmeraldas focus of onchocerciasis in Ecuador expanded geographically during the 1980s and was associated with severe ocular and skin disease. Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin started in 1991, initially once but later twice a year, in the principle endemic focus...

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Main Authors: Ángel Guevara, Raquel Lovato, Roberto Proaño, Mario A. Rodriguez-Perez, Thomas Unnasch, Philip J. Cooper, Ronald H. Guderian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Ecuador
Onchocerciasis
Elimination
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2851-3

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2851-3

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