Control of onchocerciasis today: Status and challenges

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 558-563

  Richards Jr, Frank O ^a   Boatin, Boakye ^b   Sauerbrey, Mauricio ^c   Sékétéli, Azodoga ^b  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Edificio Murano Center   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0035702503     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02112-2     Document Type: Review

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