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Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al.

Authors :
Christian Bottomley
Valerie Isham
Sarai Vivas-Martínez
Annette C. Kuesel
Simon K. Attah
Nicholas O. Opoku
Sara Lustigman
Martin Walker
Maria-Gloria Basáñez
Source :
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-2 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
BMC, 2017.

Abstract

Abstract In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and compare model predictions with observed data to assess the validity of our model.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17563305
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Parasites & Vectors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.faba1cd63f134fb5bcaebbd662979973
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2125-5