Important progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in the West Region of Cameroon

Important progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in the West Region of Cameroon

Abstract Background After more than a decade of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in the West Region of Cameroon, epidemiological evaluation conducted in 2011 showed that onchocerciasis endemicity was still high in some communities. The conceptual framework for onchocerciasis elimi...

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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, Joseph Kamgno, Annie Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Ivermectin
Persistence
Elimination
West Region
Cameroon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2301-7

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