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Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa (2021)
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Cheke, R., Little, K., Young, S., Walker, M., & Basanez, M. (2021). Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa. In R. Stothard, & D. Rollinson (Eds.), . https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2021.01.002

Onchocerciasis (also known as `river blindness'), is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the (Simulium-transmitted) filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. The occurrence of `blinding' (savannah) and non-blinding (forest) parasite strains and... Read More about Taking the strain out of onchocerciasis? A reanalysis of blindness and transmission data does not support the existence of a savannah blinding strain of onchocerciasis in West Africa.