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Studies on the dynamics of transmission of onchocerciasis in a Sudan-savanna area of North Cameroon IV

The different exposure to Simulium bites and transmission of boys and girls and men and women, and the resulting manifestations of onchocerciasis

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Pages 253-262 | Received 30 Jan 1985, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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