African Program for Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2010: Impact of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatment on Off-Target Infectious Diseases.

• Main Authors: Stanimira P Krotneva (Author), Luc E Coffeng (Author), Mounkaila Noma (Author), Honorat G M Zouré (Author), Lalle Bakoné (Author), Uche V Amazigo (Author), Sake J de Vlas (Author), Wilma A Stolk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since its initiation in 1995, the African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has had a substantial impact on the prevalence and burden of onchocerciasis through annual ivermectin mass treatment. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic agent that also has an impact on other co-endemic pa...