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Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is found predominantly in Africa where large scale vector control started in 1974. Registration and donation of ivermectin by Merck & Co in 1987 enabled mass treatment with ivermectin in all endemic countries in Africa and the Americas. Although elimination of onchocer...

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Autores principales:	Dadzie, Yankum, Amazigo, Uche V., Boatin, Boakye A., Sékétéli, Azodoga
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Opinion
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0446-z

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