Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening
To eliminate onchocerciasis-associated morbidity, it is important to identify areas where there is still high ongoing <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> transmission. Between 2015 and 2021, door-to-door surveys were conducted in onchocerciasis-endemic villages in Cameroon, the Democratic Republi...
Những tác giả chính: | Alfred Dusabimana, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Michel Mandro Ndahura, Bruno P. Mmbando, Stephen Raimon Jada, Annelies Boven, Eric De Smet, Tony Ukety, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Anne Laudisoit, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders |
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Định dạng: | Bài viết |
Ngôn ngữ: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Loạt: | Pathogens |
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Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/3/281 |
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