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A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey Conducted Three Years after Halting Ivermectin Mass Treatment for Onchocerciasis in Guatemala

BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin for onchocerciasis was provided in Guatemala’s Central Endemic Zone (CEZ) over a 24 year period (1988–2011). Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus transmission was declared in 2015 after a three year post MDA surveillance period (2012–2014) sho...

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Autores principales: Richards, Frank O., Klein, Robert E., de León, Oscar, Mendizábal-Cabrera, Renata, Morales, Alba Lucía, Cama, Vitaliano, Crovella, Carol G., Díaz Espinoza, Carlos E., Morales, Zoraida, Sauerbrey, Mauricio, Rizzo, Nidia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27341104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004777