Onchocerciasis in Ecuador: the situation in 1989

Details are given of the prevalence rates of onchocerciasis from the most recent surveys (1989) conducted in northern Ecuador. The disease has intensified and dispersed considerably due to migration of infected individuals and the presence of a highly efficient vector. Comparison of these data with...

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Main Authors: Ronald H. Guderian, Anthony J. Shelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000300011