Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone

Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone

Abstract Background Onchocerciasis is endemic in 12 of the 14 health districts of Sierra Leone. Good treatment coverage of community-directed treatment with ivermectin was achieved between 2005 and 2009 after the 11-year civil conflict. Sentinel site surveys were conducted in 2010 to evaluate the im...

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Main Authors: Joseph B. Koroma, Santigie Sesay, Abdul Conteh, Benjamin Koudou, Jusufu Paye, Mohamed Bah, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary H. Hodges, Yaobi Zhang, Moses J. Bockarie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Onchocerca volvulus
Mass drug administration
Community-directed treatment with ivermectin
Community-directed drug distributor
Skin snip
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0410-y

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