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. 2008 Sep;21(67):43-5.

Onchocerciasis and trachoma control: what has changed in the past two decades?

Daniel Etya'ale  1
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Onchocerciasis and trachoma control: what has changed in the past two decades?

Daniel Etya'ale. Community Eye Health. 2008 Sep.
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The donation of Mectizan® by Merck & Co from 1987 has had a unique impact on the worldwide fight against onchocerciasis
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The SAFE strategy, introduced in 1996, was one of the events that put the fight against trachoma back on the map
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