Identifying co-endemic areas for major filarial infections in sub-Saharan Africa: seeking synergies and preventing severe adverse events during mass drug administration campaigns

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are major filarial infections targeted for elimination in most endemic sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries by 2020/2025. The current control strategies are built upon community-directed mass administration of ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasi...

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Autores principales: Cano, Jorge, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, O’Hanlon, Simon J., Tekle, Afework H., Wanji, Samuel, Zouré, Honorat G., Rebollo, Maria P., Pullan, Rachel L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29382363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2655-5

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