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[Volume 2]
 Suppl 1

Filaria Journal publishes selected research, proceedings and collections of thematic reviews as supplements. All articles published in supplements are subject to peer review and are free to access online. The journal also publishes supplements containing meeting abstracts.
Contents of Volume 2 Suppl 1
Report of a Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events following Mectizan® treatment of onchocerciasis in Loa loa endemic areas
from Report of a Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events following Mectizan® treatment of onchocerciasis in Loa loa endemic areas
Shrigley Hall Hotel, Manchester, UK. 28 30 May 2002
Edited by Michael J Brown
This review is part of a collection of working papers first presented at the Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events following Mectizan® treatment of onchocerciasis in Loa loa endemic areas, held between 28 30 May 2002 at Shrigley Hall Hotel, Manchester, UK. The meeting was sponsored by the Mectizan® Donation Program, Merck & Co., Inc., and GlaxoSmithKline and was kindly hosted by the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Editorial    
Overview: Report of a Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events following Mectizan® treatment of onchocerciasis in Loa loa endemic areas.
Brian OL Duke
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S1 (24 October 2003)
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Meeting Report    
Report of a Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events following Mectizan® treatment of onchocerciasis in Loa loa endemic areas
Scientific Working Group on Serious Adverse Events in Loa Loa endemic areas
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S2 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Serious adverse events following treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control: a review of reported cases
Nana AY Twum-Danso
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S3 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Clinical picture, epidemiology and outcome of Loa-associated serious adverse events related to mass ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis in Cameroon
Michel Boussinesq, Jacques Gardon, Nathalie Gardon-Wendel, Jean-Philippe Chippaux
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S4 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Possible pathogenic pathways in the adverse clinical events seen following ivermectin administration to onchocerciasis patients.
Charles D Mackenzie, Timothy G Geary, John A Gerlach
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S5 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Clinical picture and outcome of Serious Adverse Events in the treatment of Onchocerciasis
Kwablah Awadzi
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S6 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Loa loa encephalopathy temporally related to ivermectin administration reported from onchocerciasis mass treatment programs from 1989 to 2001: implications for the future
Nana AY Twum-Danso
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S7 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Ivermectin: does P-glycoprotein play a role in neurotoxicity?
Geoffrey Edwards
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S8 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
A Framework for Decision-Making for Mass Distribution of Mectizan® in Areas Endemic for Loa loa
David G Addiss, Richard Rheingans, Nana AY Twum-Danso, Frank O Richards
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S9 (24 October 2003)
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Review    
Programmatic and Communication Issues in Relation to Serious Adverse Events Following Ivermectin Treatment in areas Co-endemic for Onchocerciasis and Loiasis
Nancy J Haselow, Julie Akame, Cyrille Evini, Serge Akongo
Filaria Journal 2003, 2(Suppl 1):S10 (24 October 2003)
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