A community-based vector control intervention "Slash and Clear" implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan.
<h4>Background</h4>Despite several rounds of ivermectin treatment, onchocerciasis transmission persists in Mvolo and Mundri West Counties (Western Equatoria State, South Sudan). A community-based "Slash and clear" (S&C) vector control method was recently introduced, but its...
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| Main Authors: | Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Joseph Siewe Fodjo, Stephen Raimon Jada, Peter Alinda, Moses Tionga, Constantino Doggale Remijo Marcello, Deng Gai Dual War, Marina Saleeb, Robert Colebunders |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013309 |
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