Impact of repeated annual community directed treatment with ivermectin on loiasis parasitological indicators in Cameroon: Implications for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in areas co-endemic with Loa loa in Africa

BACKGROUND: Loiasis is a filarial infection endemic in the rainforest zone of west and central Africa particularly in Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Repeated treatments with ivermectin have been delivered using the annual community directed treatment with i...

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Autores principales: Wanji, Samuel, Chounna Ndongmo, Winston Patrick, Fombad, Fanny Fri, Kengne-Ouafo, Jonas Arnaud, Njouendou, Abdel Jelil, Longang Tchounkeu, Yolande Flore, Koudou, Benjamin, Bockarie, Moses, Fobi, Grace, Roungou, Jean Baptiste, Enyong, Peter A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6161907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30226900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006750

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