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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 101, 2007 - Issue 7
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The varied beneficial effects of ivermectin (Mectizan) treatment, as observed within onchocerciasis foci in south–eastern Nigeria

J. C. AnosikeTropical Diseases Research UnitDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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I. N. S. DozieDepartment of Microbiology/Industrial Microbiology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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G. I. AmehCollege of Medicine and Health SciencesUsmanu Danfoduiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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C. N. UkagaTropical Diseases Research UnitDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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B. E. B. NwokeTropical Diseases Research UnitDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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C. T. NzechukwuTropical Diseases Research UnitDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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O. S. UdujihDepartment of Microbiology/Industrial Microbiology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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D. C. NwosuTropical Diseases Research UnitDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
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Pages 593-600 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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