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Lymphatic Filariasis Control in Tanzania: Effect of Repeated Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin and Albendazole on Infection and Transmission
BACKGROUND: In most countries of sub-Saharan Africa the control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. Here we present the first detailed study on the effect of 3 repeated MD...
Autores principales: | Simonsen, Paul E., Pedersen, Erling M., Rwegoshora, Rwehumbiza T., Malecela, Mwelecele N., Derua, Yahya A., Magesa, Stephen M. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879369/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532226 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000696 |
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