Pre-control relationship of onchocercal skin disease with onchocercal infection in Guinea Savanna, Northern Nigeria

• Michele E. Murdoch ,

  * E-mail: michele.murdoch@nhs.net

  Affiliations St. John's Institute of Dermatology, London, United Kingdom, Department of Dermatology, Watford General Hospital, West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, Herts., United Kingdom

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• Ian E. Murdoch,

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom

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• Jennifer Evans,

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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• Haliru Yahaya,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria

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• Ngozi Njepuome,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria

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• Simon Cousens,

  Affiliation Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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• Barrie R. Jones †,

  † Deceased.

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom

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• Adenike Abiose

  Affiliations Department of Ophthalmology, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, National Eye Centre, Kaduna, Nigeria

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