Status of Onchocerciasis Transmission after More Than a Decade of Mass Drug Administration for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in Central Nigeria: Challenges in Coordinating the Stop MDA Decision

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken in five onchocerciasis/lymphatic filariasis (LF) co-endemic local government areas (LGAs) in Plateau and Nasarawa, Nigeria. Annual MDA with ivermectin had been given for 17 years, 8 of which were in combination with albendazole. In 2008, assessments indicated th...

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Autores principales: Evans, Darin S., Alphonsus, Kal, Umaru, Jon, Eigege, Abel, Miri, Emmanuel, Mafuyai, Hayward, Gonzales-Peralta, Carlos, Adamani, William, Pede, Elias, Umbugadu, Christopher, Saka, Yisa, Okoeguale, Bridget, Richards, Frank O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003113

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25233351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003113

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