A longitudinal study of impact of repeated mass ivermectin treatment on clinical manifestations of onchocerciasis in Imo State, Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 556-561

  Emukah, Emmanuel C ^a   Osuoha, Edith ^b   Miri, Emmanuel S ^a   Onyenama, Jude ^b   Amazigo, Uche ^c   Obijuru, Christopher ^b   Osuji, Nkeiru ^b   Ekeanyanwu, Josephine ^b   Amadiegwu, Stanley ^a   Korve, Kenneth ^a   Richards, Frank O ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b HIV AIDS STI and STD Unit   (Nigeria)

^c African Prog Onchocerciasis Control   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; RASH; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 2442694080     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.556     Document Type: Article

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