From river blindness control to elimination: bridge over troubled water

• Main Authors: Robert Colebunders (Author), Maria-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Katja Siling (Author), Rory J. Post (Author), Anke Rotsaert (Author), Bruno Mmbando (Author), Patrick Suykerbuyk (Author), Adrian Hopkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An estimated 25 million people are currently infected with onchocerciasis (a parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by Simulium vectors), and 99% of these are in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control...