Feasibility of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: First Evidence from Studies in Mali and Senegal

Diawara, Lamine; O. Traoré, Mamadou; Badji, Alioune; Bissan, Yiriba; Doumbia, Konimba; F. Goita, Soula; Konaté, Lassana; Mounkoro, Kalifa; D. Sarr, Moussa; F. Seck, Amadou; Toé, Laurent; Tourée, Seyni; Remme, J

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000497

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Feasibility of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: First Evidence from Studies in Mali and Senegal

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Jul 20, 2009

Authors:

Lamine Diawara

Mamadou O. Traoré

Alioune Badji

Abstract

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 under...

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Ivermectin

Onchocerciasis

Onchocerca volvulus

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