Evaluation of community-directed operation of black fly traps for entomological surveillance of onchocerca volvulus transmission in the madi-mid north focus of onchocerciasis in Northern Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1235-1242

  Loum, Denis ^a   Katholi, Charles R ^b   Lakwo, Thomson ^c   Habomugisha, Peace ^d   Tukahebwa, Edridah M ^c   Unnasch, Thomas R ^e  

^a Nwoya District Local Government   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d Carter Center Uganda   (Uganda)

^e Global Health Infectious Disease Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLY CONTROL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; UGANDA; VOLUNTEER; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIMULIIDAE;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PHEROMONES; SIMULIIDAE; UGANDA;

EID: 85031693915     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0244     Document Type: Article

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