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Transmission indices and microfilariae prevalence in human population prior to mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole in the Gomoa District of Ghana

BACKGROUND: The Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme in Ghana involves annual mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin and albendazole to persons living in endemic areas. This is repeated annually for 4–6 years to span across the reproductive lifespan of adult worms. In order to stimulate...

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Autores principales:	Aboagye-Antwi, Fred, Kwansa-Bentum, Bethel, Dadzie, Samuel K., Ahorlu, Collins K., Appawu, Maxwell A., Gyapong, John, Wilson, Michael David, Boakye, Daniel Adjei
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26503363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1105-x

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