Two Nigerian States (Plateau and Nasarawa) Have Eliminated Transmission of Human Onchocerciasis—A Report of Post-Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration Surveillance

Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus (causing “river blindness”) was interrupted in two states of Nigeria (Plateau and Nasarawa) in 2017 in accordance with 2016 WHO guidelines. Ivermectin mass drug administration was halted in January 2018, and posttreatment surveillance activities were conducted ove...

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Autores principales: Miri, Emmanuel S., Eigege, Abel, Kahansim, Barminas, Nwodu, Kenrick, Sambo, Yohana, Mancha, Bulus, Adelamo, Solomon, Umaru, John, Kadimbo, Jonathan, Danboyi, Jacob, Mafuyai, Hayward, Makata, Emeka, Akpan, Nse, Akilah, Joel, Igbe, Michael, Coalson, Jenna, Rakers, Lindsay, Griswold, Emily, Unnasch, Thomas R., Nwoke, B. E. B., Noland, Gregory S., Richards, Frank O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2023
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36450227
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0491

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