Innovative tools for assessing risks for severe adverse events in areas of overlapping Loa loa and other filarial distributions: the application of micro-stratification mapping

Abstract Background The wide distribution of Loa loa infection (loiasis) throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major obstacle to the plans to eliminate onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) because the standard drug regime is dependent on ivermectin, which cannot be used in c...

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Main Authors: Louise A Kelly-Hope, Jorge Cano, Michelle C Stanton, Moses J Bockarie, David H Molyneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-307