Proof-of-Principle of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: Final Results of a Study in Mali and Senegal

BACKGROUND: Mass treatment with ivermectin controls onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it was not known if it could also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was undertaken in three hyperendem...

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Autores principales: Traore, Mamadou O., Sarr, Moussa D., Badji, Alioune, Bissan, Yiriba, Diawara, Lamine, Doumbia, Konimba, Goita, Soula F., Konate, Lassana, Mounkoro, Kalifa, Seck, Amadou F., Toe, Laurent, Toure, Seyni, Remme, Jan H. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001825

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001825

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