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Low prevalence of epilepsy and onchocerciasis after more than 20 years of ivermectin treatment in the Imo River Basin in Nigeria

Published:2019-01-23 Issue:1 Volume:8 Page:
ISSN:2049-9957
Container-title:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Dis Poverty

Author:

Siewe Joseph N. F.^ORCID,Ukaga Chinyere N.,Nwazor Ernest O.,Nwoke Murphy O.,Nwokeji Modebelu C.,Onuoha Blessing C.,Nwanjor Simon O.,Okeke Joel,Osahor Kate,Chimechefulam Lilian,Ogomaka Ann I.,Amaechi Augustine A.,Ezenwa Chika I.,Ezike Monika N.,Ikpeama Chidimma,Nwachukwu Ogechi,Eriama-Joseph Austine I.,Nwoke Berthram E. B.,Colebunders Robert

Funder

H2020 European Research Council

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40249-019-0517-9.pdf

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