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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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Autores principales: Alley, William Soumbey, van Oortmarssen, Gerrit J, Boatin, Boakye A, Nagelkerke, Nico JD, Plaisier, Anton P, Remme, Jan HF, Lazdins, Janis, Borsboom, Gerard JJM, Habbema, J Dik F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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