The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.01.009
Abstract: The Mahenge Mountains onchocerciasis focus in south eastern Tanzania was historically one of the most heavily infected areas in the country. The vectors of Onchocerca volvulus are mainly Simulium damnosum complex blackflies, but a species… read more here.
Keywords: damnosum; eastern tanzania; transmission; mahenge ... See more keywords
Dramatic decreases of malaria transmission intensities in Ifakara, south-eastern Tanzania since early 2000s
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2511-2
Abstract: BackgroundOngoing epidemiological transitions across Africa are particularly evident in fast-growing towns, such as Ifakara in the Kilombero valley, south-eastern Tanzania. This town and its environs (population ~ 70,000) historically experienced moderate to high malaria transmission, mediated mostly… read more here.
Keywords: early 2000s; eastern tanzania; transmission; malaria transmission ... See more keywords