River blindness: a success story under threat?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17002504.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1576321.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
The success of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme is undeniable and exemplary, say the authors, but it is too early to claim victory against river blindness.
Medical subject headings
- Antiparasitic Agents
- Developing Countries
- Ivermectin
- Onchocerciasis, Ocular