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Onchocerciasis Control: Vision for the Future from a Ghanian perspective

Since 1987 onchocerciasis control has relied on the donation of ivermectin (Mectizan(®), Merck & Co., Inc.) through the Mectizan Donation Programme. Recently, concern has been raised over the appearance of suboptimal responses to ivermectin in Ghana – highlighting the potential threat of the dev...

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Autores principales:	Taylor, Mark J, Awadzi, Kwablah, Basáñez, María-Gloria, Biritwum, Nana, Boakye, Daniel, Boatin, Boakye, Bockarie, Moses, Churcher, Thomas S, Debrah, Alex, Edwards, Geoffrey, Hoerauf, Achim, Mand, Sabine, Matthews, Graham, Osei-Atweneboana, Mike, Prichard, Roger K, Wanji, Samuel, Adjei, Ohene
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2009
Materias:	Meeting Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19154624 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-7

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