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Factors Associated with Ivermectin Non-Compliance and Its Potential Role in Sustaining Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the West Region of Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Community Directed Treatment with ivermectin is the cornerstone of current efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis. However recent studies suggest there are foci where long-term annual distribution of the drug alone has failed to ensure elimination thresholds are reached. It is important to...
Autores principales: | Senyonjo, Laura, Oye, Joseph, Bakajika, Didier, Biholong, Benjamin, Tekle, Afework, Boakye, Daniel, Schmidt, Elena, Elhassan, Elizabeth |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4986942/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004905 |
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