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Research for new drugs for elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa
Onchocerciasis is a parasitic, vector borne disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. More than 99% of the population at risk of infection live in Africa. Onchocerciasis control was initiated in West Africa in 1974 with vector control, later complemented by ivermectin mass drug ad...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5196484/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27693536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2016.04.002 |