Macrofilaricidal Activity after Doxycycline Only Treatment of Onchocerca volvulus in an Area of Loa...
Macrofilaricidal Activity after Doxycycline Only Treatment of Onchocerca volvulus in an Area of Loa loa Co-Endemicity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The risk of severe adverse events following treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in areas co-endemic with loiasis currently compromises the development of control programmes and the treatment of co-infected individuals. We therefore assessed whether doxycycline treatment could be used without subsequent ivermectin administration to effective...
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Macrofilaricidal Activity after Doxycycline Only Treatment of Onchocerca volvulus in an Area of Loa loa Co-Endemicity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288101384
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288101384
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000660
