Contribution of migrant coffee labourers infected with Onchocerca volvulus to the maintenance of the microfilarial reservoir in an ivermectin-treated area of Mexico

BACKGROUND: Since 1991, in Mexico, ivermectin has been administered twice a year to all residents in the onchocerciasis endemic foci which are mainly located in the coffee growing areas. However, the presence of a potentially infected itinerant seasonal labour force which is not treated regularly co...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez-Pérez, Mario A, Cabrera, Aldo Segura, Ortega, Cristian Lizarazo, Basáñez, María-Gloria, Davies, John B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18088423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-6-16

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18088423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-6-16

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