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Sustainable Control of Onchocerciasis: Ocular Pathology in Onchocerciasis Patients Treated Annually with Ivermectin for 23 Years: A Cohort Study
The evolution and persistence of ocular pathology was assessed in a cohort of Onchocerca volvulus infected patients treated annually with ivermectin for 23 years. Patients were resident in rural Central and Kara Region of Togo and ocular examinations included testing of visual acuity, slit lamp exam...
Autores principales: | Banla, Méba, Tchalim, Solim, Karabou, Potochoziou K., Gantin, Richard G., Agba, Aide I., Kére-Banla, Abiba, Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Heuschkel, Christoph, Schulz-Key, Hartwig, Soboslay, Peter T. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4041847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24887413 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098411 |
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