Feasibility of onchocerciasis elimination with ivermectin treatment in endemic foci in Africa: first evidence from studies in Mali and Senegal.

• Main Authors: Lamine Diawara (Author), Mamadou O Traoré (Author), Alioune Badji (Author), Yiriba Bissan (Author), Konimba Doumbia (Author), Soula F Goita (Author), Lassana Konaté (Author), Kalifa Mounkoro (Author), Moussa D Sarr (Author), Amadou F Seck (Author), Laurent Toé (Author), Seyni Tourée (Author), Jan H F Remme (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Mass treatment with ivermectin is a proven strategy for controlling onchocerciasis as a public health problem, but it is not known if it can also interrupt transmission and eliminate the parasite in endemic foci in Africa where vectors are highly efficient. A longitudinal study was undert...