Uncertainty surrounding projections of the long-term impact of ivermectin treatment on human onchocerciasis.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Hugo C Turner (लेखक), Thomas S Churcher (लेखक), Martin Walker (लेखक), Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana (लेखक), Roger K Prichard (लेखक), María-Gloria Basáñez (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies in Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal have indicated that annual (or biannual) ivermectin distribution may lead to local elimination of human onchocerciasis in certain African foci. Modelling-based projections have been used to estimate the required duration of...