Approaching onchocerciasis elimination in Equatorial Guinea: Near zero transmission and public health implication

• Main Authors: Policarpo Ncogo (Author), Ana Hernández-González (Author), Thuy-Hu (Author), Lidia Redondo (Author), Ana Álvarez (Author), Maria J. Perteguer (Author), José M. Rubio (Author), Rufino Nguema (Author), Justino Nguema (Author), Marta García (Author), Laura Reguero (Author), Teresa Valverde (Author), Marta Lanza (Author), Laura Cerrada-Gálvez (Author), Maria Rebollo (Author), Jorge Cano (Author), Agustín Benito (Author), Zaida Herrador (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are endemic in Equatorial Guinea with notable variations in disease incidence between island and mainland regions. Historically, efforts to control and map these diseases were concentrated in Bioko Island, where loiasis is absent, allo...