Entomological assessment of the transmission following recrudescence of onchocerciasis in the Comoé Valley, Burkina Faso

Entomological assessment of the transmission following recrudescence of onchocerciasis in the Comoé Valley, Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a dermal filariasis caused by infection with the nematode parasite Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted to humans through the bites of blackflies of the genus Simulium. Despite the decade-long West African Regional Programme for the Elimination...

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Main Authors: Lassane Koala, Achille S. Nikièma, Alain B. Paré, François Drabo, Laurent D. Toé, Adrien M. G. Belem, Daniel A. Boakye, Soungalo Traoré, Roch K. Dabiré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Recrudescence
Onchocerciasis
Simulium
Transmission
O-150 PCR
Ivermectin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3290-5

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