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Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for Onchocerciasis Control in West Africa

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Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes & Black Flies

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Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, constitutes a major public health problem in savanna areas of West Africa and an obstacle to the socioeconomic development of the countries concerned.

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  1. Institut Pasteur, 28, Rue Du Dr Roux, 75724, Paris, France

    Huguette de Barjac

  2. Mosquito Research and Control, Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, USA

    Donald J. Sutherland

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Guillet, P., Kurtak, D.C., Philippon, B., Meyer, R. (1990). Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for Onchocerciasis Control in West Africa. In: de Barjac, H., Sutherland, D.J. (eds) Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes & Black Flies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5967-8_11

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