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Ivermectin treatment response in two rural villages with a high prevalence of onchocerciasis and epilepsy, Mahenge Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Despite 20 years of ivermectin mass distribution in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, the prevalence of onchocerciasis and epilepsy has remained high in rural villages. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the efficacy of ivermectin in reducing Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae and predictors for paras...

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Autores principales: Bhwana, Dan, Mmbando, Bruno P, Dusabimana, Alfred, Mhina, Athanas, Challe, Daniel P, Fodjo, Joseph N Siewe, Makunde, Williams H, Colebunders, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9993262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36910370
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i3.65

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