Update on the current status of onchocerciasis in Côte d'Ivoire following 40 years of intervention: Progress and challenges.

Update on the current status of onchocerciasis in Côte d'Ivoire following 40 years of intervention: Progress and challenges.

BACKGROUND:Onchocerciasis control in Côte d'Ivoire started with aerial insecticide spraying in 1974 and continued with community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTi) from 1992 to the present. Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are co-endemic in 46 of the 81 health districts in th...

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Main Authors: Benjamin G Koudou, Marie-Madeleine Kouakou, Allassane F Ouattara, Souleymane Yeo, Pierre Brika, Aboulaye Meite, Elvis Aba, Christopher L King, Roger Kouakou, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6214569?pdf=render

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