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Macrofilaricides and onchocerciasis control, mathematical modelling of the prospects for elimination
BACKGROUND: In most endemic parts of the world, onchocerciasis (river blindness) control relies, or will soon rely, exclusively on mass treatment with the microfilaricide ivermectin. Worldwide eradication of the parasite by means of this drug is unlikely. Macrofilaricidal drugs are currently being d...
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BioMed Central
2001
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC60995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11734070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-1-12 |