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Community acceptability of the use of low-dose niclosamide (Bayluscide®), as a molluscicide in the control of human schistosomiasis in Sahelian Cameroon

I. TakougangDepartment of Public HealthFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Foundation for Health Research and Development, P.O. Box 8004, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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J. MeliDepartment of Public HealthFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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J. Wabo PonéFoundation for Health Research and DevelopmentP.O. Box 8004, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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F. AngwafoDepartment of UrologyFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Pages 479-486 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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