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Prevalence of onchocerciasis and associated clinical manifestations in selected hypoendemic communities in Ghana following long-term administration of ivermectin

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease which is still of immense major public health concern in several areas of Africa and the Americas. The disease manifests either as ocular or as dermal onchocerciasis with several symptoms including itching, nodules, skin thickening, visual i...

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Autores principales:	Otabil, Kenneth Bentum, Gyasi, Samuel Fosu, Awuah, Esi, Obeng-Ofori, Daniels, Atta-Nyarko, Robert Junior, Andoh, Dominic, Conduah, Beatrice, Agbenyikey, Lawrence, Aseidu, Philip, Ankrah, Comfort Blessing, Nuhu, Abdul Razak, Schallig, H. D. F. H.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6525382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31101085 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4076-2

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