Density-dependent mortality of the human host in onchocerciasis: relationships between microfilarial load and excess mortality.

• Главные авторы: Martin Walker (Автор), Mark P Little (Автор), Karen S Wagner (Автор), Edoh W Soumbey-Alley (Автор), Boakye A Boatin (Автор), María-Gloria Basáñez (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The parasite Onchocerca volvulus has, until recently, been regarded as the cause of a chronic yet non-fatal condition. Recent analyses, however, have indicated that in addition to blindness, the parasite can also be directly associated with human mortality. Such analyses also suggested that the rela...