Single dose of ivermectin to control mansonellosis in Trinidad: A four-years follow-up study

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 570-571

  Gonzalez A A ^a   Chadee, Dave D ^b,d   Rawlins, Samuel C ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c Caribbean Epidemiology Centre   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d Federation Park   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Control; Ivermectin; Mansonella ozzardi i; Mansonellosis; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANSONELLA OZZARDI; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

MANSONELLA OZZARDI;

EID: 0031733992     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90921-X     Document Type: Article

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