Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic...
Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis area in Cameroon
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Surveys conducted in 1991-1992 in the Mbam Valley (Cameroon) revealed that onchocerciasis was highly endemic, with community microfilarial loads (CMFL) > 100 microfilariae/snip in some villages. Also in 1991-1992, a survey of suspected cases of epilepsy (SCE) found 746 SCE using a questionnaire administered to individuals identified by key informan...
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Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis area in Cameroon
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_f15694e2716744cc8b19f999531f846d
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1756-3305
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1756-3305
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10.1186/s13071-019-3345-7
