The study determined that Simulium neavei-transmitted onchocerciasis in Mount Elgon onchocerciasisfocus had been interrupted. Annual mass treatment with ivermectin changed to two times per year along with vectorelimination in 2007. …
BackgroundThe community-directed intervention (CDI) approach has improved treatment coverage in onchocerciasis-affected communities. However, there is still a lot to learn. This study assessed its performance and highlighted the lessons learnt …
It was not until early 1990s that, when the Imaramagambo focus of southwest Uganda was mapped, mass treatment with a single annual dose of ivermectin for onchocerciaisis control commenced. However, …
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Abstract: As the shift from control to elimination of onchocerciasis progresses in Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda, cross-border transmission has become an increasingly apparent obstacle to success. Without a …
Onchocerciasis causes severe itching, serious skin disease and ocular damage leading to visual impairment or permanent blindness. It is associated with hanging groin, epilepsy, Nakalanga dwarfism and, most recently, nodding …
Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin must reach a high treatment coverage (90% of the eligiblepopulation) if onchocerciasis is to be eliminated. Questions have been raised as to whether reported …
Wambabya-Rwamarongo onchocerciasis focus is one of the eight foci Uganda verified using the WHO verification guidelines. The approach for elimination was twice yearly treatment with ivermectin for every round, treating …
Uganda has verified elimination of seven onchocerciasis foci since 2007 when the nationwide onchocerciasis elimination policy was launched. However, the Victoria Nile focus (which was eliminated in the early 1970s) …
MEDLINE Abstract: Wambabya-Rwamarongo onchocerciasis focus is one of the eight foci Uganda verified using the WHO verification guidelines. The approach for elimination was twice yearly treatment with ivermectin for every …
Rationale: In 2007, World Health Organization (WHO) issued emergency recommendations on empiric treatment of sputum acid-fast bacillus smear-negative patients with possible tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-prevalent areas, and called for operational …