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Impact of Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis on Scabies in Eight Villages in Kongwa District, Tanzania

Scabies was recently added to the World Health Organization list of neglected tropical diseases. The ability to treat scabies with oral ivermectin makes a mass drug administration (MDA) campaign a feasible option for scabies control. Ivermectin MDA in communities endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF...

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Autores principales: Martin, Diana, Wiegand, Ryan, Goodhew, Brook, Lammie, Patrick, Mkocha, Harran, Kasubi, Mabula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30062986
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0018