The Mbam drainage system and onchocerciasis transmission post ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) campaign, Cameroon.

The Mbam drainage system and onchocerciasis transmission post ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) campaign, Cameroon.

<h4>Background</h4>The impact of large scale Mass Drug Adminstration (MDA) of ivermectin on active onchocerciasis transmission by Simulium damnosum, which transmits the parasite O. volvulus is of great importance for onchocerciasis control programmes. We investigated in the Mbam river sy...

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Main Authors: Raphael Awah Abong, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Ali Ahamat Hamid, Belinda Agbor Enow, Amuam Andrew Beng, Franck Noel Nietcho, Theobald Mue Nji, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Manuel Ritter, Mathias Eyong Esum, Kebede Deribe, Jerome Fru Cho, Fanny Fri Fombad, Peter Ivo Enyong, Catherine Poole, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Clotilde Carlow, Samuel Wanji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008926

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008926

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