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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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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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