Feasibility of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: First Evidence from Studies in Mali and Senegal

BACKGROUND: Mass treatment with ivermectin is a proven strategy for controlling onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it is not known if it can also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was under...

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Autores principales: Diawara, Lamine, Traoré, Mamadou O., Badji, Alioune, Bissan, Yiriba, Doumbia, Konimba, Goita, Soula F., Konaté, Lassana, Mounkoro, Kalifa, Sarr, Moussa D., Seck, Amadou F., Toé, Laurent, Tourée, Seyni, Remme, Jan H. F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2710500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19621091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000497

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2710500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19621091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000497

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