The cost of annual versus biannual community-directed treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin: Ghana as a case study.

It has been proposed that switching from annual to biannual (twice yearly) mass community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) might improve the chances of onchocerciasis elimination in some African foci. However, historically, relatively few communities have received biannual treatments in Afr...

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Main Authors: Hugo C Turner, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Martin Walker, Edward J Tettevi, Thomas S Churcher, Odame Asiedu, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, María-Gloria Basáñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3777881?pdf=render