Factors Associated with Ivermectin Non-Compliance and Its Potential Role in Sustaining Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the West Region of Cameroon.

• Main Authors: Laura Senyonjo (Author), Joseph Oye (Author), Didier Bakajika (Author), Benjamin Biholong (Author), Afework Tekle (Author), Daniel Boakye (Author), Elena Schmidt (Author), Elizabeth Elhassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Community Directed Treatment with ivermectin is the cornerstone of current efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis. However recent studies suggest there are foci where long-term annual distribution of the drug alone has failed to ensure elimination thresholds are reached. It is important to a...