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High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

Published:2018-06-20 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2049-9957
Container-title:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Dis Poverty

Author:

Mmbando Bruno P.,Suykerbuyk Patrick,Mnacho Mohamed,Kakorozya Advocatus,Matuja William,Hendy Adam,Greter Helena,Makunde Williams H.,Colebunders Robert

Funder

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/s40249-018-0450-3.pdf

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