Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and E...
Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?
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United States: Oxford University Press
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Background. Several African countries have adopted a biannual ivermectin distribution strategy in some foci to control and eliminate onchocerciasis. In 2010, the Ghana Health Service started biannual distribution to combat transmission hotspots and suboptimal responses to treatment. We assessed the epidemiological impact of the first 3 years of thi...
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Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4872292
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4872292
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1093/cid/ciw144
