Interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea.
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease. More than 99 percent of all cases occur in Africa. Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) is the only island endemic for onchocerciasis in the world. Since 2005, when vector Simulium yahense was eliminated, there have not been any repo...
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Main Authors: | Zaida Herrador (Author), Belén Garcia (Author), Policarpo Ncogo (Author), Maria Jesus Perteguer (Author), Jose Miguel Rubio (Author), Eva Rivas (Author), Marta Cimas (Author), Guillermo Ordoñez (Author), Silvia de Pablos (Author), Ana Hernández-González (Author), Rufino Nguema (Author), Laura Moya (Author), María Romay-Barja (Author), Teresa Garate (Author), Kira Barbre (Author), Agustín Benito (Author) |
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2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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