High infection rates at low transmission potentials in West African onchocerciasis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1367-1372

  Duerr, H P ^a   Leary, C C ^a,b   Eichner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Elimination; Eradicability; Facilitation; Limitation; Onchocerciasis; Palpation; Recrudescence

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE COURSE; FILARIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PALPATION; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZOOLOGY;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; RECURRENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 33749247553     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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