Feasibility of Onchocerciasis Elimination Using a “Test-and-not-treat” Strategy in Loa loa Co-endemic Areas

BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin is the main strategy for onchocerciasis elimination. Ivermectin is generally safe, but is associated with serious adverse events in individuals with high Loa loa microfilarial densities (MFD). Therefore, ivermectin MDA is not recommended in...

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Publicat a:Clin Infect Dis
Autors principals: Blok, David J, Kamgno, Joseph, Pion, Sebastien D, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C, Niamsi-Emalio, Yannick, Chesnais, Cedric B, Mackenzie, Charles D, Klion, Amy D, Fletcher, Daniel A, Nutman, Thomas B, de Vlas, Sake J, Boussinesq, Michel, Stolk, Wilma A
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Oxford University Press 2020
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8204788/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33289025
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1829
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