Onchocerciasis control in West Africa: current status and future of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme
Molyneux, D.H.
Parasitology Today 11(11): 399-402, 406
1995
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(95)80016-6Document Number: 335408
Achievements of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme are discussed with regard to current epidemiological situations, development of a macrofilaricide, modelling and devolution.
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