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Can ivermectin mass treatments eliminate onchocerciasis in Africa?

OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the conditions in which mass treatment with ivermectin reduces the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus sufficiently to eliminate infection from an African community. METHODS: ONCHOSIM, a microsimulation model for onchocerciasis transmission, was used to explore the implicatio...

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Main Authors:	Winnen M. (Author), Plaisier A.P (Author), Alley E.S (Author), Nagelkerke N.J.D (Author), van Oortmarssen G. (Author), Boatin B.A (Author), Habbema J.D.F (Author)
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Published:	The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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