Stemming the tide of river blindness: the early years of ivermectin

Med J Aust. 2003 Dec;179(11-12):617-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05720.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Africa
  • Americas
  • Endemic Diseases / history*
  • Filaricides / history*
  • Filaricides / therapeutic use
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation / history
  • Ivermectin / history*
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / drug therapy
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / history*

Substances

  • Filaricides
  • Ivermectin