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Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study

Mike Y. Osei‐Atweneboana, J.K.L. Eng, Daniel A. Boakye, John O. Gyapong, Roger K. Prichard

The Lancet · 2007 · 382 citations · 29 references

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River Blindness: A Success Story under Threat?

Marı́a-Gloria Basáñez, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Thomas S. Churcher et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2006 · 374 citations · Full text

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Depletion of wolbachia endobacteria in Onchocerca volvulus by doxycycline and microfilaridermia after ivermectin treatment

Achim Hoerauf, Sabine Mand, Ohene Adjei et al. · The Lancet · 2001 · 282 citations

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Irreversible Effects of Ivermectin on Adult Parasites in Onchocerciasis Patients in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa

A. P. Plaisier, E. S. Alley, Boachie Boatin et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1995 · 246 citations

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Comparison of Ivermectin and Diethylcarbamazine in the Treatment of Onchocerciasis

Bruce M. Greene, Hugh R. Taylor, Eddie W. Cupp et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1985 · 243 citations

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An investigation of persistent microfilaridermias despite multiple treatments with ivermectin, in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in Ghana

K. Awadzi, Daniel A. Boakye, G. Edwards et al. · Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology · 2004 · 226 citations

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