A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey Conducted Three Years after Halting Ivermectin Mass Treatment for Onchocerciasis in Guatemala.

• Main Authors: Frank O Richards (Author), Robert E Klein (Author), Oscar de León (Author), Renata Mendizábal-Cabrera (Author), Alba Lucía Morales (Author), Vitaliano Cama (Author), Carol G Crovella (Author), Carlos E Díaz Espinoza (Author), Zoraida Morales (Author), Mauricio Sauerbrey (Author), Nidia Rizzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin for onchocerciasis was provided in Guatemala's Central Endemic Zone (CEZ) over a 24 year period (1988-2011). Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus transmission was declared in 2015 after a three year post MDA surveillance period (2012-2014)...