Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon.
<h4>Background</h4>Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease with 217.5 million people globally at risk of having the infection. In both settled and semi-nomadic communities of Massangam Health District in Cameroon, Sightsavers has been carrying out test-and-treat with doxycycline a...
Main Authors: | Guillaume Trotignon, Ruth Dixon, Kareen Atekem, Laura Senyonjo, Joseph Kamgno, Didier Biholong, Iain Jones, Rogers Nditanchou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011670&type=printable |
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