Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment

Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment

Abstract Background After more than a decade of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Centre and Littoral Regions of Cameroon, onchocerciasis endemicity was still high in some communities according to the 2011 epidemiological evaluations. Some corrective measures were undertaken to...

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Main Authors: Guy-Roger Kamga, Fanny N. Dissak-Delon, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Benjamin D. Biholong, Stephen Mbigha-Ghogomu, Jacob Souopgui, Honorat G. M. Zoure, Michel Boussinesq, Joseph Kamgno, Annie Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Ivermectin
Persistence
Elimination
Bafia
Yabassi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1868-8

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