Prevalence of onchocerciasis, attitudes and practices and the treatment coverage after 15 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin in the Tombel Health District, Cameroon

INTRODUCTION: Onchocerciasis is an infection caused by Onchocerca volvulus. It affects 37 million people of which 99% are in Africa. This study assessed the prevalence of onchocerciasis after 15 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin. METHODS: This was a population based cross sectional s...

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Autores principales: Nyagang, Sharon Mumah, Cumber, Samuel Nambile, Cho, Jerome Fru, Keka, Elsie Indah, Nkfusai, Claude Ngwayu, Wepngong, Emerson, Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce Mahlako, Fokam, Eric Bertrand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7321683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32637005
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.107.16036

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7321683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32637005
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.107.16036

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