Impact of annual and semi-annual mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis on Hookworm Infection in Côte d'Ivoire.
Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programs to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in western Africa use the anthelminthics ivermectin plus albendazole. These drugs have the potential to impact also Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections, since the drugs have a broad range of anthelminthic activity....
Main Authors: | Agodio Loukouri, Aboulaye Méité, Benjamin G Koudou, Charles W Goss, Daphne Lew, Gary J Weil, Eliezer K N'Goran, Peter U Fischer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008642 |
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