‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol...
‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages
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London: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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IntroductionOnchocerciasis, caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, remains endemic in Cameroon despite decades of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). CDTI is often hampered by coendemicity with loiasis (another filariasis caused by Loa loa) in some areas. Strong epidemiological evidence suggests that O. volvulus infec...
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‘Slash and clear’ vector control for onchocerciasis elimination and epilepsy prevention: a protocol of a cluster randomised trial in Cameroonian villages
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b09d8b474d854fdbb7c84646332dda8e
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b09d8b474d854fdbb7c84646332dda8e
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050341
