Elimination of onchocerciasis from Colombia: first proof of concept of river blindness elimination in the world

Onchocerciasis is a chronic parasitic infection originally endemic in 13 discrete regional foci distributed among six countries of Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela). In...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 11, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Rub én Santiago Nicholls, Sofía Duque, Luz Adriana Olaya, Myriam Consuelo López, Sol Beatriz Sánchez, Alba Lucía Morales and Gloria Inés Palma Tags: Research Source Type: research