The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs
Abstract A recent article “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” in Infectious Diseases of Poverty claimed that undue influence on African programs by concepts developed by the Onchocerciasis Elimination P...
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| author | Frank O. Richards B. E. B. Nwoke Isam Zarroug Edridah Tukahebwa Nebiyu Negussu T. B. Higazi David Oguttu Zerihun Tadesse Emmanuel Miri Nabil Aziz Peace Habomugisha Moses Katabarwa |
| author_facet | Frank O. Richards B. E. B. Nwoke Isam Zarroug Edridah Tukahebwa Nebiyu Negussu T. B. Higazi David Oguttu Zerihun Tadesse Emmanuel Miri Nabil Aziz Peace Habomugisha Moses Katabarwa |
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| description | Abstract A recent article “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” in Infectious Diseases of Poverty claimed that undue influence on African programs by concepts developed by the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program of the Americas (OEPA) is detrimental to stopping mass drug administration (MDA) in Africa. This claim is made despite a record year for MDA stoppage in four African countries of > 3.5 million treatments in 2018, far exceeding any past OEPA or African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) stop MDA success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a436208ba08c47daa92df64ef80610922022-12-21T23:26:05ZengBMCInfectious Diseases of Poverty2049-99572019-07-01811410.1186/s40249-019-0558-0The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programsFrank O. Richards0B. E. B. Nwoke1Isam Zarroug2Edridah Tukahebwa3Nebiyu Negussu4T. B. Higazi5David Oguttu6Zerihun Tadesse7Emmanuel Miri8Nabil Aziz9Peace Habomugisha10Moses Katabarwa11The Carter CenterImo State University OwerriSudan Ministry of HealthUganda Ministry of HealthEthiopia Federal Ministry of HealthOhio UniversityUganda Ministry of HealthThe Carter Center-EthiopiaThe Carter Center-NigeriaThe Carter Center-SudanThe Carter Center-UgandaThe Carter CenterAbstract A recent article “Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes” in Infectious Diseases of Poverty claimed that undue influence on African programs by concepts developed by the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program of the Americas (OEPA) is detrimental to stopping mass drug administration (MDA) in Africa. This claim is made despite a record year for MDA stoppage in four African countries of > 3.5 million treatments in 2018, far exceeding any past OEPA or African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) stop MDA success.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0558-0OnchocerciasisEliminationIvermectin mass drug administrationOnchocerciasis control Programme for West AfricaTest for antibody to Onchocerca volvulus 16 kDa antigen |
| spellingShingle | Frank O. Richards B. E. B. Nwoke Isam Zarroug Edridah Tukahebwa Nebiyu Negussu T. B. Higazi David Oguttu Zerihun Tadesse Emmanuel Miri Nabil Aziz Peace Habomugisha Moses Katabarwa The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs Infectious Diseases of Poverty Onchocerciasis Elimination Ivermectin mass drug administration Onchocerciasis control Programme for West Africa Test for antibody to Onchocerca volvulus 16 kDa antigen |
| title | The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs |
| title_full | The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs |
| title_fullStr | The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs |
| title_short | The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs |
| title_sort | positive influence the onchocerciasis elimination program for the americas has had on africa programs |
| topic | Onchocerciasis Elimination Ivermectin mass drug administration Onchocerciasis control Programme for West Africa Test for antibody to Onchocerca volvulus 16 kDa antigen |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0558-0 |
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