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

• Main Authors: Martin Walker (Author), Mark P Little (Author), Karen S Wagner (Author), Edoh W Soumbey-Alley (Author), Boakye A Boatin (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...