Validation of a remote sensing model to identify Simulium damnosum s.l. breeding sites in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Main Authors: Benjamin G Jacob (Author), Robert J Novak (Author), Laurent D Toe (Author), Moussa Sanfo (Author), Daniel A Griffith (Author), Thomson L Lakwo (Author), Peace Habomugisha (Author), Moses N Katabarwa (Author), Thomas R Unnasch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recently, most onchocerciasis control programs have begun to focus on elimination. Developing an effective elimination strategy relies upon accurately mapping the extent of endemic foci. In areas of Africa that suffer from a lack of infrastructure and/or political instability, developing such accura...