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Innovative tools for assessing risks for severe adverse events in areas of overlapping Loa loa and other filarial distributions: the application of micro-stratification mapping
BACKGROUND: The wide distribution of Loa loa infection (loiasis) throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major obstacle to the plans to eliminate onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) because the standard drug regime is dependent on ivermectin, which cannot be used in co-endemi...
Autores principales: | Kelly-Hope, Louise A, Cano, Jorge, Stanton, Michelle C, Bockarie, Moses J, Molyneux, David H |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4101798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24992829 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-307 |
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