Interruption of onchocerca volvulus transmission in the abu hamed focus, sudan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-57

  Higazi, Tarig B ^a,b,c,d,e   Zarroug, Isam M A ^a,b,c,d,e   Mohamed, Hanan A ^a,b,c,d,e   ElMubark, Wigdan A ^a,b,c,d,e   Deran, Tong Chor M ^a,b,c,d,e   Aziz, Nabil ^a,b,c,d,e   Katabarwa, Moses ^a,b,c,d,e   Hassan, Hassan K ^a,b,c,d,e   Unnasch, Thomas R ^a,b,c,d,e   Mackenzie, Charles D ^a,b,c,d,e   Richards, Frank ^a,b,c,d,e   Hashim, Kamal ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SCREENING; SIMULIIDAE; SKIN DISEASE; SUDAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; DISEASE ERADICATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SIMULIIDAE; SUDAN;

EID: 84880581345     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0112     Document Type: Article

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