Uncertainty surrounding projections of the long-term impact of ivermectin treatment on human onchocerciasis.

• Main Authors: Hugo C Turner (Author), Thomas S Churcher (Author), Martin Walker (Author), Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana (Author), Roger K Prichard (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies in Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal have indicated that annual (or biannual) ivermectin distribution may lead to local elimination of human onchocerciasis in certain African foci. Modelling-based projections have been used to estimate the required duration of...