Progress towards onchocerciasis elimination in the participating countries of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: epidemiological evaluation results
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Progress towards onchocerciasis elimination in the participating countries of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: epidemiological evaluation results
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Keywords
Onchocerciasis, Ivermectin, APOC, Elimination, Community-directed treatment, ONCHOSIM
Journal
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-06-28
DOI
10.1186/s40249-016-0160-7
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