Effects of repeated ivermectin treatment
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F. L. Njoo; J. S. Stilma; A. Lelij
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Article
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1992
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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A group of 87 onchocerciasis patients from a hyperendemic area without vector control was treated with a single dose of 150 txg/kg ivermectin. A second, third and fourth dose was administered 5, 12 and 17 months later to 44, 35 and 25 patients. Skin snip loads reduced substantially following each co