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| Title |
Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in Northern Venezuela
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-289 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jacinto Convit, Harland Schuler, Rafael Borges, Vimerca Olivero, Alfredo Domínguez-Vázquez, Hortencia Frontado, María E Grillet |
| Abstract |
Onchocerciasis is caused by Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by Simulium species (black flies). In the Americas, the infection has been previously described in 13 discrete regional foci distributed among six countries (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela) where more than 370,000 people are currently considered at risk. Since 2001, disease control in Venezuela has relied on the mass drug administration to the at-risk communities. This report provides empirical evidence of interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission by Simulium metallicum in 510 endemic communities from two Northern foci of Venezuela, after 10-12 years of 6-monthly Mectizan (ivermectin) treatment to all the eligible residents. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Mexico | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 78 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 78 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 22% |
| Unknown | 14 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 15 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 January 2022.
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#4,285,832
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Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#954
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#39,312
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Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#11
of 70 outputs
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