The impact of Merowe Dam on Simulium hamedense vector of onchocerciasis in Abu Hamed focus - Northern Sudan

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Zarroug, Isam Ma ^a   Elaagip, Arwa H ^b   Abuelmaali, Sara A ^a   Mohamed, Hanan A ^a   Elmubarak, Wigdan A ^a   Hashim, Kamal ^a   Deran, Tong Chor M ^a   Aziz, Nabil ^c   Higazi, Tarig B ^d  

^a FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abu Hamed focus; Elimination; Merowe Dam; Onchocerciasis; Simulium hamedense; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; FLY BITE; LAKE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SIMULIUM; SIMULIUM HAMEDENSE; SUDAN; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SIMULIIDAE; TRANSMISSION;

SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POWER PLANTS; REPRODUCTION; SIMULIIDAE; SUDAN;

EID: 84898543192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-168     Document Type: Article

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