Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions
Abstract To achieve the elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in all African countries will entail enormous challenges, as has been highlighted by the active discussion around onchocerciasis intervention strategies and evaluation procedures in this journal. Serological thresholds for onchocerci...
Main Authors: | Robert Colebunders, Wilma A. Stolk, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Charles D. Mackenzie, Adrian Hopkins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0593-x |
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