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Rapid integrated clinical survey to determine prevalence and co-distribution patterns of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in a Loa loa co-endemic area: The Angolan experience
The Republic of Angola is a priority country for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination, however, the co-distribution of the filarial parasite Loa loa (loiasis) is a significant impediment, due to the risk of severe adverse events (SAEs) associated with ivermectin used in mass drug...
Autores principales: | Brito, Miguel, Paulo, Rossely, Van-Dunem, Pedro, Martins, António, Unnasch, Thomas R., Novak, Robert J., Jacob, Benjamin, Stanton, Michelle C., Molyneux, David H., Kelly-Hope, Louise A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2017.05.001 |
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