Elimination of Onchocercia volvulus Transmission in the Santa Rosa Focus of Guatemala

To eliminate transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, semiannual mass treatment with ivermectin (Mectizan; donated by Merck & Co) has been underway in Guatemala since 2000. We applied the 2001 World Health Organization (WHO) elimination criteria in the Santa Rosa focus of onchocerciasis transmission...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2007-08, Vol.77 (2), p.334-341
Hauptverfasser:	Lindblade, Kim A, Arana, Byron, Zea-Flores, Guillermo, Rizzo, Nidia, Porter, Charles H, Dominguez, Alfredo, Cruz-Ortiz, Nancy, Unnasch, Thomas R, Punkosdy, George A, Richards, Jane, Sauerbrey, Mauricio, Castro, Julio, Catu, Eduard, Oliva, Orlando, Richards, Frank O., Jr
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Child Diseases caused by nematodes Endemic Diseases Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Filariases Guatemala - epidemiology Helminthic diseases Humans Immunoglobulin G - blood Infectious diseases Insect Vectors - parasitology Male Medical sciences Onchocerca volvulus - isolation & purification Onchocerciasis - epidemiology Onchocerciasis - parasitology Onchocerciasis - prevention & control Onchocerciasis - transmission Onchocercosis Parasitic diseases Seroepidemiologic Studies Simuliidae - parasitology
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