The Onchocercosis Elimination Program for the Americas of the WHO targets on a complete elimination of the transmission and the residual reservoir of infection in the endemic Latin American countries. Vectors are Simulium ochraneum flies.
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Rodriguez-Perez MA et al (2013) Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in Latin American black flies for pool-screening PCR. Parasitol Res 112:3925–3931
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). OEPA. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2188
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