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The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: G...

The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: G...

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The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study

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The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2013-09, Vol.7 (9), p.e2452-e2452

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

It has been proposed that switching from annual to biannual (twice yearly) mass community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) might improve the chances of onchocerciasis elimination in some African foci. However, historically, relatively few communities have received biannual treatments in Africa, and there are no cost data associated with in...

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The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1442444299

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1442444299

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0002452

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