Onchocerciasis in the Ntui Health District of Cameroon: epidemiological, entomological and parasitological findings in relation to elimination prospects

Onchocerciasis in the Ntui Health District of Cameroon: epidemiological, entomological and parasitological findings in relation to elimination prospects

Abstract Background Despite decades of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI), onchocerciasis transmission persists in Cameroon and has been associated with increased risk for epilepsy in endemic communities. We investigated the onchocerciasis situation in the Ntui Health District (a kn...

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Main Authors: Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Leonard Ngarka, Wepnyu Yembe Njamnshi, Peter Ayuk Enyong, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerca volvulus
Ivermectin
Black flies
Biting rates
Transmission potentials
Cameroon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05585-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05585-0

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