The first confirmed elimination of an onchocerciasis focus in Africa: Abu Hamed, Sudan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1037-1040

  Zarroug, Isam M A ^a   Hashim, Kamal ^a   ElMubark, Wigdan A ^a   Shumo, Zainab A I ^a   Salih, Kawthar A M ^a   ElNojomi, Nuha A A ^a   Awad, Huda A ^a   Aziz, Nabil ^b   Katabarwa, Moses ^b   Hassan, Hassan K ^c   Unnasch, Thomas R ^c   MacKenzie, Charles D ^d   Richards, Frank ^b   Higazi, Tarig B ^e  

^a FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^b CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; CARRIER PROTEIN; HELMINTH DNA; HELMINTH PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IVERMECTIN; OVD PROTEIN, ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARVA; LARVAL STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SIMULIIDAE; SUDAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; GENETICS; INSECT VECTOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DNA, HELMINTH; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSECT VECTORS; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMULIIDAE; SUDAN;

EID: 84994341233     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0274     Document Type: Article

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