Ivermectin mass drug administration to humans disrupts malaria parasite transmission in Senegalese villages

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-5

  Kobylinski, Kevin C ^a   Sylla, Massamba ^a   Chapman, Phillip L ^a   Sarr, Moussa D ^b   Foy, Brian D ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b Ministere de la Sante et de la Prevention Medicale Senegal   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PREVALENCE; SENEGAL;

ANTIMALARIALS; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALARIA; SENEGAL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 79960261132     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0160     Document Type: Article

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