Interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea.

Zaida HerradorBelén GarciaPolicarpo NcogoMaria Jesus PerteguerJose Miguel RubioEva RivasMarta CimasGuillermo OrdoñezSilvia de PablosAna Hernández-GonzálezRufino NguemaLaura MoyaMaría Romay-BarjaTeresa GarateKira BarbreAgustín Benito

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

WHO criteria have been met, therefore MDA in Bioko Island can be stopped. Three years of post-treatment surveillance should be implemented to identify any new occurrences of exposure or infection.

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