Prevalence of onchocerciasis after seven years of continuous community-directed treatment with ivermectin in the Ntui health district, Centre region, Cameroon

INTRODUCTION: onchocerciasis is one of the major infectious diseases caused by Onchocerca volvulus. This parasite is responsible for chronic cutaneous and ocular diseases affecting more than 37 million people of whom 99% are in Africa. The study was conducted in the health district of Ntui from June...

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Autores principales: Tsapi, Estelle Makou, Todjom, Françoise Guemgne, Gamago, Guy-Armand, Pone, Josué Wabo, Teukeng, Félicité Flore Djuikwo
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/PMC7467880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32952824
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.180.20765

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32952824
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.180.20765

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