Feasibility of onchocerciasis elimination with ivermectin treatment in endemic foci in Africa: first evidence from studies in Mali and Senegal.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Lamine Diawara (Συγγραφέας), Mamadou O Traoré (Συγγραφέας), Alioune Badji (Συγγραφέας), Yiriba Bissan (Συγγραφέας), Konimba Doumbia (Συγγραφέας), Soula F Goita (Συγγραφέας), Lassana Konaté (Συγγραφέας), Kalifa Mounkoro (Συγγραφέας), Moussa D Sarr (Συγγραφέας), Amadou F Seck (Συγγραφέας), Laurent Toé (Συγγραφέας), Seyni Tourée (Συγγραφέας), Jan H F Remme (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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BACKGROUND:Mass treatment with ivermectin is a proven strategy for controlling onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it is not known if it can also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was undert...