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Collateral Impact of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) for Onchocerciasis on Parasitological Indicators of Loa loa Infection
Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad spectrum endectocide whose initial indication was onchocerciasis. Although loiasis is not among its indications, IVM also exhibits antiparasitic activity against Loa loa. IVM-based preventive chemotherapies (PCs), so-called community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CD...
Autores principales: | Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C., Lenou-Nanga, Cédric G., Donfo-Azafack, Cyrille, Djune-Yemeli, Linda, Fossuo-Thotchum, Floribert, Domche, André, Litchou-Tchuinang, Arsel V., Bopda, Jean, Mbickmen-Tchana, Stève, Nkoa, Thérèse, Penlap, Véronique, Ntoumi, Francine, Kamgno, Joseph |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7764802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33322724 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9121043 |
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