Community-based ivermectin distributors: Onchocericasis control at the village level in Plateau State, Nigeria

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-144

  Richards Jr , Frank ^a   Gonzales Peralta, Carlos ^b   Jallah, Edwin ^c   Miri, Emmanuel ^d  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b River Blindness Foundation   (Nigeria)

^c River Blindness Foundation   (United States)

^d River Blindness Foundation/Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community based health activities; Ivermectin; Mass drug therapy; Onchocerciasis; Village health worker

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0029976022     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00116-V     Document Type: Article

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