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From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes by Colebunders, Robert, Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson, Hopkins, Adrian, Hotterbeekx, An, Lakwo, Thomson L, Kalinga, Akili, Logora, Makoy Yibi, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria

“…[...]intervention programmes targeting elimination of onchocerciasis as a public health problem do not take into account OAE. [...]OAE may increase…”
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Community-directed vector control to supplement mass drug distribution for onchocerciasis elimination in the Madi mid-North focus of Northern Uganda by Jacob, Benjamin G, Loum, Denis, Lakwo, Thomson L, Katholi, Charles R, Habomugisha, Peace, Byamukama, Edson, Tukahebwa, Edridah, Cupp, Eddie W, Unnasch, Thomas R

“…Onchocerciasis a neglected tropical disease that historically has been a major cause of morbidity and an obstacle to economic development in the developing…”
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Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Wadelai Focus of Northwestern Uganda Has Been Interrupted and the Disease Eliminated by Walsh, Frank, Katabarwa, Moses N., Habomugisha, Peace, Lakwo, Thomson L., Agunyo, Stella, Oguttu, David W., Unnasch, Thomas R., Unoba, Dickson, Byamukama, Edson, Tukesiga, Ephraim, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Richards, Frank O.

“…Wadelai, an isolated focus for onchocerciasis in northwest Uganda, was selected for piloting an onchocerciasis elimination strategy that was ultimately the…”
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Validation of a remote sensing model to identify Simulium damnosum s.l. breeding sites in Sub-Saharan Africa by Jacob, Benjamin G, Novak, Robert J, Toe, Laurent D, Sanfo, Moussa, Griffith, Daniel A, Lakwo, Thomson L, Habomugisha, Peace, Katabarwa, Moses N, Unnasch, Thomas R

“…Recently, most onchocerciasis control programs have begun to focus on elimination. Developing an effective elimination strategy relies upon accurately mapping…”
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Accelerating river blindness elimination by supplementing MDA with a vegetation “slash and clear” vector control strategy: a data-driven modeling analysis by Smith, Morgan E., Bilal, Shakir, Lakwo, Thomson L., Habomugisha, Peace, Tukahebwa, Edridah, Byamukama, Edson, Katabarwa, Moses N., Richards, Frank O., Cupp, Eddie W., Unnasch, Thomas R., Michael, Edwin

“…Attention is increasingly focusing on how best to accelerate progress toward meeting the WHO’s 2030 goals for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). For river…”
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Validation of a Remote Sensing Model to Identify Simulium damnosum s.l. Breeding Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa: e2342 by Jacob, Benjamin G, Novak, Robert J, Toe, Laurent D, Sanfo, Moussa, Griffith, Daniel A, Lakwo, Thomson L, Habomugisha, Peace, Katabarwa, Moses N, Unnasch, Thomas R

“…Background Recently, most onchocerciasis control programs have begun to focus on elimination. Developing an effective elimination strategy relies upon…”
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