Aspects épidémiologiques et répartition géographique de l'onchocercose en Afrique de l'Ouest francophone.
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1982
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Distribution, Geographical River blindness Robles' disease Onchocercosis Ceguera de los ríos Enfermedad de Robles Infecciones por Onchocerca volvulus Oncocerciasis Robles, Enfermedad de Répartition géographique Onchocerca volvulus, Infections à Infections à Onchocerca volvulusCiter ce document
Jean-Jacques Picq et al., « Aspects épidémiologiques et répartition géographique de l'onchocercose en Afrique de l'Ouest francophone. », Cahiers d'Études africaines, ID : 10.3406/cea.1982.2275
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J.-J. Picq & G. Remy — Epidemiological Aspects and Geographie Distribution of River-Blindness in French-Speaking West Africa. The disease occurs ail over the zone south of 15° N, its repartition foliowing the hydrologie network. Endemicity is in reverse proportion to the demographie importance of villages; there are few urban foci. River-blindness partly explains low human densities in valleys. There is no sure explanation of the higher infection rate in savannah areas since in the forest, etiological factors are the same.