The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP)

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP)

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP) started operations in 1975. Its main objectives were to eliminate human onchocerciasis, as a disease of public-health importance and an obstacle to socio-economic development, from the Programme area. By the end of 2002, the OCP covered 11 We...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boatin, B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Western Africa
Animals
Developing Countries
Filaricides
Humans
Insect Control
Insect Vectors
Ivermectin
Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerciasis
Simuliidae
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5061

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