Proof-of-Principle of Onchocerciasis Elimination with Ivermectin Treatment in Endemic Foci in Africa: Final Results of a Study in Mali and Senegal

BACKGROUND: Mass treatment with ivermectin controls onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it was not known if it could also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was undertaken in three hyperendem...

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Main Authors: Traore, Mamadou O., Sarr, Moussa D., Badji, Alioune, Bissan, Yiriba, Diawara, Lamine, Doumbia, Konimba, Goita, Soula F., Konate, Lassana, Mounkoro, Kalifa, Seck, Amadou F., Toe, Laurent, Toure, Seyni, Remme, Jan H. F.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441490/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029586
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001825
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