Repurposed automated handheld counter as a point-of-care tool to identify individuals 'at risk' of serious post-ivermectin encephalopathy.

• Autores principales: Sasisekhar Bennuru (Autor), Sébastien D S Pion (Autor), Joseph Kamgno (Autor), Samuel Wanji (Autor), Thomas B Nutman (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Administration of ivermectin (IVM) as part of mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns for onchocerciasis and/or lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been suspended in areas co-endemic for Loa loa due to severe post-treatment adverse events (SAEs) associated with high-burden of infection (>30,000 mf/ml)...