Community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis in Cameroon

Background Severe side effects following ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loaisis have been an impediment for the work of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) in forested regions of several countries. Doxycycline has been shown to be effective...
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Wanji, Samuel [verfasserIn]

Tendongfor, Nicholas

Nji, Theolbald

Esum, Mathias

Che, Julious N

Nkwescheu, Armand

Alassa, Fifen

Kamnang, Geremy

Enyong, Peter A

Taylor, Mark J

Hoerauf, Achim

Taylor, David W

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2009

Schlagwörter:

Doxycycline

Ivermectin

Mass Drug Administration

Female Worm

Mass Treatment

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© Wanji et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Parasites & vectors - London : BioMed Central, 2008, 2(2009), 1 vom: 27. Aug.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:2 ; year:2009 ; number:1 ; day:27 ; month:08

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1756-3305-2-39

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SPR030165687

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