Elimination of onchocerciasis from Colombia: first proof of concept of river blindness elimination in the world

Abstract Background Onchocerciasis is a chronic parasitic infection originally endemic in 13 discrete regional foci distributed among six countries of Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela). In Colombia, this disease was discovered in 1965 in the Pacific Coast of...

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Hoofdauteurs:	Rubén Santiago Nicholls, Sofía Duque, Luz Adriana Olaya, Myriam Consuelo López, Sol Beatriz Sánchez, Alba Lucía Morales, Gloria Inés Palma
Formaat:	Artigo
Taal:	Inglês
Gepubliceerd in:	BMC 2018-04-01
Reeks:	Parasites & Vectors
Onderwerpen:	Onchocerciasis Colombia Elimination Infectivity rate Blackfly Ivermectin
Online toegang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2821-9
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