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African Program for Onchocerciasis Control 1995–2010: Impact of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatment on Off-Target Infectious Diseases

Since its initiation in 1995, the African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has had a substantial impact on the prevalence and burden of onchocerciasis through annual ivermectin mass treatment. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic agent that also has an impact on other co-endemic pa...

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Autores principales: Krotneva, Stanimira P., Coffeng, Luc E., Noma, Mounkaila, Zouré, Honorat G. M., Bakoné, Lalle, Amazigo, Uche V., de Vlas, Sake J., Stolk, Wilma A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004051