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Eliminating onchocerciasis within the Meme River Basin of Cameroon: A social-ecological approach to understanding everyday realities and health systems

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis affects some of the world’s most marginalized people, perpetuating poverty and inequalities. Mass Drug Administration (MDA) with Ivermectin has taken place within the Meme River basin region in Cameroon for over 15 years. Despite this, onchocerciasis is still prevalent in...

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Autores principales:	Nji, Theobald Mue, Piotrowski, Helen, Dum-Buo, Nnamdi, Fung, Ebua Gallus, Dean, Laura, Theobald, Sally, Thomson, Rachael, Wanji, Samuel, Ozano, Kim
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8202923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34077416 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009433

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