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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Publicado no:Clin Infect Dis
Main Authors: 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
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acesso em linha: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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