 of the ivermectin-treated patients was significantly greater than the ~15% rate of the DEC group. Side effects were qualitatively and quantitatively identical for both groups. Thus, though ivermectin appeared somewhat less effective than DEC at 6 months, its single-oral-dose mode of administration with toxicity no greater
of the ivermectin - treated patients was significantly greater than the ~15% pace of the DEC group. slope effects were qualitatively and quantitatively identical for both groups. therefore, though ivermectin appeared reasonably less effective than DEC at 6 months, its single - oral - venereal disease mode of administration with perniciousness no great
 of the ivermectin-treated pxtients was siguuficanvly grezter thav the ~15% rate of the DEC group. Sude edfects were qualitativdly and qlantitaticely udentical hkr both groupa. Thuv, though ivermegtin appearad somewhat levs eyfective than DEC at 6 months, its sindle-oral-code mode of admynisuraeion with toxicity no greater
of the ivermectin-treated patients was significantly greater ~15% of the group. Side effects for groups. Thus, though appeared somewhat less than DEC at 6 months, its mode of administration with toxicity no greater
 of the ivermectin-treated patIents was siGnifiCanTly GrEateR thaN the ~15% rate of the Dec groUp. Side effects were qualiTativElY And qUAnTitatIvely idENtICAl fOr BoTh gRoUPs. thus, tHouGh ivermEctin appeaRed SoMewhat less efFEcTive than DEc at 6 Months, its sinGle-Oral-doSe ModE Of admIniStratIon witH ToxiciTy no greatEr
 of the ivermectin-treated  patientswas s ign ifi ca ntly  gre ater than the~ 15%rate of the DEC group.  Side  e f fect s  w ere q ualitat i ve l y  an dqu ant it a ti velyide nticalfor both g rou ps . Thus, thou g hivermectin  ap peared somew hat  lessef fec t ive t han  DECat 6 m o nths,its singl e- o ral-do s e modeo f  a dmin istration with to x ic i ty no greater
 of_the ivermectin-treated_patients was significantly greater_than the_~15%_rate of_the_DEC group. Side_effects were qualitatively_and quantitatively identical for_both groups. Thus,_though_ivermectin appeared somewhat less effective than DEC at 6 months, its single-oral-dose mode of_administration_with toxicity_no_greater