Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions

Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions

Abstract To achieve the elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in all African countries will entail enormous challenges, as has been highlighted by the active discussion around onchocerciasis intervention strategies and evaluation procedures in this journal. Serological thresholds for onchocerci...

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Main Authors: Robert Colebunders, Wilma A. Stolk, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Charles D. Mackenzie, Adrian Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Elimination
Target
Morbidity
Epilepsy
Ivermectin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0593-x

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