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The interruption of transmission of onchocerciasis in Kaduna, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Nigeria: another milestone achievement

BACKGROUND: More than 40 million people live in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Nigeria. For at least 19 y, mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin was implemented with at least 65% total population coverage in Kaduna, Kebbi and Zamfara states. Impact surveys done using skin biopsies yielded...

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Autores principales: Isiyaku, Sunday, Igbe, Michael, Madaki, Suzie, Hamill, Louise C, Ndongmo, Patrick, Adamani, William, Bush, Simon, Shu'aibu, Joy, Elhassan, Elizabeth, Saka, Yisa, Anyaike, Chukwuma, Akpan, Nse Michael, Joel, Akilah, Nyior, Audrey, Abdullahi, Alhassan, Aleiro, Attahiru, Labbo, Abdullahi, Mafuyai, Hayward Babale, Nwoke, Bertram E B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9492257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36130252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac036