High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination

• Main Authors: Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga (Author), Linda Djune-Yemeli (Author), André Domche (Author), Cyrille Donfo-Azafack (Author), Arnauld Efon-Ekangouo (Author), Cédric Lenou-Nanga (Author), Narcisse Nzune-Toche (Author), Yves Aubin Balog (Author), Jean Gabin Bopda (Author), Stève Mbickmen-Tchana (Author), Velavan P. Thirumalaisamy (Author), Véronique Penlap-Beng (Author), Francine Ntoumi (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The current mainstay for control/elimination of onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) relies on ivermectin- and mebendazole/albendazole-based preventive chemotherapies. However, children under five years of age have been excluded in both research activities and...