Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rory J Post; Anne Laudisoit; Michel Mandro; Thomson Lakwo; Christine Laemmer; Kenneth Pfarr; Achim Hoerauf; Pablo Tortosa; Yann Gomard; Tony Ukety; Claude Mande; Lorne Farovitch; Uche Amazigo; Didier Bakajika; David W Oguttu; Naomi Awaca; Robert Colebunders

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010684

Journal Articles PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Year : 2022

Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Rory J Post

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Liverpool John Moores University

Anne Laudisoit

Function : Author

EcoHealth Alliance [New York]

University of Antwerp

Michel Mandro

Function : Author

Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Thomson Lakwo

Function : Author

Ministry of Health Uganda

Christine Laemmer

Function : Author

German Center for Infection Research - Partner Site Bonn-Cologne

University Hospital Bonn

Kenneth Pfarr

Function : Author

German Center for Infection Research - Partner Site Bonn-Cologne

University Hospital Bonn

Achim Hoerauf

Function : Author

German Center for Infection Research - Partner Site Bonn-Cologne

University Hospital Bonn

Pablo Tortosa

Function : Author
PersonId : 5235
IdHAL : pablo-tortosa
ORCID : 0000-0002-7928-7264
IdRef : 186126034

Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical

Yann Gomard

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PersonId : 1153632
ORCID : 0000-0002-7700-9201

Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical

Tony Ukety

Function : Author

CRMT

Claude Mande

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Université de Kisangani

Lorne Farovitch

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Uche Amazigo

Function : Author

Pan-African Community Initiative on Education and Health (Enugu)

Didier Bakajika

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World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (Brazzaville)

David W Oguttu

Function : Author

Ministry of Health Uganda

Naomi Awaca

Function : Author

Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Robert Colebunders

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PersonId : 1007075

University of Antwerp

Abstract

The objective of this study was to characterise the vector in a small hyper-endemic focus of onchocerciasis (the Kakoi-Koda focus) which has recently been discovered on the western slopes of the rift valley above Lake Albert.

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Onchocerciasis Parasitic diseases Onchocerca volvulus

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Virology

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Rory J Post, Anne Laudisoit, Michel Mandro, Thomson Lakwo, Christine Laemmer, et al.. Identification of the onchocerciasis vector in the Kakoi-Koda focus of the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022, 16, ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0010684⟩. ⟨hal-04110203⟩

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