Would ivermectin for malaria control be beneficial in onchocerciasis-endemic regions?

• Autori principali: Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Autore), Marina Kugler (Autore), An Hotterbeekx (Autore), Adam Hendy (Autore), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Autore), Robert Colebunders (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background There is accumulating evidence supporting the use of ivermectin as a malaria control tool. Recent findings from the repeat ivermectin mass drug administrations for control of malaria trial demonstrated a reduced incidence of malaria in villages which received repeated ivermectin...