A missionary from Chicago is sent to work in a geographic region of a Cental American country wher onchocerca volvulus is endemic. Infections due to this tissue nematode (onchocerciasis) are a major cause of 'river blindness', since microfilariae migrate through subcutaneous tissues and concentrate in the eyes. Which one of the following durgs can be used prophylactically to prevent onchocerciasis?

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A missionary from Chicago is sent to work in a geographic region of a Cental American country wher onchocerca volvulus is endemic. Infections due to this tissue nematode (onchocerciasis) are a major cause of 'river blindness', since microfilariae migrate through subcutaneous tissues and concentrate in the eyes. Which one of the following durgs can be used prophylactically to prevent onchocerciasis?






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