Successful elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness) vectors from isolated foci in two African countries

Acta Trop. 2009 Sep;111(3):201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.06.013.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insect Control / methods*
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use*
  • Onchocerciasis / drug therapy
  • Onchocerciasis / epidemiology*
  • Onchocerciasis / prevention & control*
  • Simuliidae / drug effects*
  • Simuliidae / parasitology*

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Ivermectin