Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Wadelai Focus of Northwestern Uganda Has Been Interrupted and the Disease Eliminated

Wadelai, an isolated focus for onchocerciasis in northwest Uganda, was selected for piloting an onchocerciasis elimination strategy that was ultimately the precursor for countrywide onchocerciasis elimination policy. The Wadelai focus strategy was to increase ivermectin treatments from annual to sem...

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Main Authors: Moses N. Katabarwa, Frank Walsh, Peace Habomugisha, Thomson L. Lakwo, Stella Agunyo, David W. Oguttu, Thomas R. Unnasch, Dickson Unoba, Edson Byamukama, Ephraim Tukesiga, Richard Ndyomugyenyi, Frank O. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/748540