Onchocerciasis in the Americas: From arrival to (near) elimination

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gustavsen, Ken ^a   Hopkins, Adrian ^b   Sauerbrey, Mauricio ^c  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

^c Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

disease elimination; ivermectin; Latin America; neglected tropical diseases; onchocerciasis; parasites; river blindness

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; SURAMIN;

BLINDNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG PACKAGING; GALVANIC CURRENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITE VECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AMERICAS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 80054863218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-205     Document Type: Review

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