Efficacy of ivermectin against Onchocerca volvulus in Ghana

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9593, 2007, Pages 1123-1124

  Remme, Jan HF ^a   Amazigo, Uche ^a   Engels, Dirk ^a   Barryson, Andriamahefazafy ^a   Yameogo, Laurent ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; GHANA; HUMAN; LETTER; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FILARICIDES; GHANA; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SKIN;

EID: 34648837451     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61503-7     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Osei-Atweneboana M., Eng J., Boakye D., Gyapong J., and Prichard R. Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study. Lancet 369 (2007) 2021-2029