Why onchocerciasis transmission persists after 15 annual ivermectin mass drug administrations in South-West Cameroon

A Forrer, S Wanji, ED Obie, TM Nji, L Hamill… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Onchocerciasis is targeted for elimination mainly with annual community-
directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). High infection levels have been reported in South …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of test-and-treat with doxycycline and temephos ground larviciding as alternative strategies for accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in an …

S Wanji, TM Nji, L Hamill, L Dean, K Ozano… - Parasites & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Onchocerciasis is a priority neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination
by 2025. The standard strategy to combat onchocerciasis is annual Community-Directed …

[HTML][HTML] Concordance between Ov16 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and Ov16 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of onchocerciasis in areas …

R Ekanya, AA Beng, MA Anim, YZ Pangwoh… - Parasite epidemiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of onchocerciasis in endemic areas has been demanding given the need to
replace the invasive skin snip method with a more sensitive and specific rapid point-of …

[HTML][HTML] The preparatory phase for ground larviciding implementation for onchocerciasis control in the Meme River Basin in South West Cameroon: the COUNTDOWN …

R Ekanya, ED Obie, L Hamill, S Thorogood… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Onchocerciasis control using ivermectin alone has been achieved in some
endemic savannah zones of Africa. In the forest regions, the co-endemicity with Loa loa has …

Factors Contributing to Persistence of Onchocerciasis Transmission and Skin Disease Following Fifteen Ivermectin Mass Drug Administrations: A Parasitological …

A Forrer, S Wanji, E Dibando Obie, T Mue Nji, L Hamill… - 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Onchocerciasis is targeted for elimination with annual community-directed
treatment with ivermectin (CDTi). High infection levels were reported in South-West …