Reduction in the prevalence and intensity of infection in Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae according to ethnicity and community after 8 years of ivermectin treatment on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea

Summary Bioko is the only island known in the world with endemic onchocerciasis. The island's rural communities consist of villages and cocoa plantations inhabited by Bubi and Fang ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of 8 years of vertical ivermectin distribution on...

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Published in:	Tropical medicine & international health Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 1082 - 1091
Main Authors:	Mas, J., Ascaso, C., Escaramis, G., Abellana, R., Duran, E., Sima, A., Sánchez, M. J., Nkogo, P. R., Nguema, R., Untoria, M. D., Echeverria, M. A., Ardevol, M. M., De Jiménez Anta, M. T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-2006
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Bioko island Child Child, Preschool Disease prevention Drug therapy encuesta epidemiológica enquête épidémiologique epidemiological survey Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea - epidemiology Ethnicity ethnicité etnicidad Female Guinea Ecuatorial Guinée Equatoriale Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Isla de Bioko ivermectin Ivermectin - therapeutic use ivermectine ivermectins Long-Term Care Male Microfilariae - isolation & purification Middle Aged Onchocerca volvulus Onchocerca volvulus - isolation & purification Onchocerciasis - drug therapy Onchocerciasis - epidemiology Onchocerciasis - ethnology Parasitic diseases Population Surveillance Prevalence Rural Health Sex Distribution Skin - parasitology île de Bioko Equatorial Guinea
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