Feasibility of onchocerciasis elimination with ivermectin treatment in endemic foci in Africa: first evidence from studies in Mali and Senegal.

Feasibility of onchocerciasis elimination with ivermectin treatment in endemic foci in Africa: first evidence from studies in Mali and Senegal.

BACKGROUND:Mass treatment with ivermectin is a proven strategy for controlling onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it is not known if it can also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was undert...

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Main Authors: Lamine Diawara, Mamadou O Traoré, Alioune Badji, Yiriba Bissan, Konimba Doumbia, Soula F Goita, Lassana Konaté, Kalifa Mounkoro, Moussa D Sarr, Amadou F Seck, Laurent Toé, Seyni Tourée, Jan H F Remme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2710500?pdf=render

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