The meaning of 'mapping'in relation to onchocerciasis has changed at least three times over
the past 50 years as the programmatic goals and the assessment tools have changed. With …

Thirty years ago, the concept that onchocerciasis could be eliminated worldwide was
unthinkable. Today, we're on the road to seeing the end of this debilitating disease. Thanks …

To achieve the elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in all African countries will entail
enormous challenges, as has been highlighted by the active discussion around …

Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a blinding parasitic disease that threatens the health of
approximately 120 million people worldwide. While 99% of the population at-risk for …

Abstract Background The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) was
created in 1995 to establish community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTi) in order to …

Endemic areas that involve national or local borders present an important challenge to the
success of elimination of onchocerciasis; such cross-border endemic foci require special …

Large-scale control of onchocerciasis commenced over three decades ago, initially through
the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP, 1974–2002), and more …

Background: Onchocerciasis is found predominantly in Africa where large scale vector
control started in 1974. Registration and donation of ivermectin by Merck & Co in 1987 …

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus
and transmitted through the bites of black flies of the genus Similium that breed in rivers and …

Background: Onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by the filarial worm species
Onchocerca volvulus, is a serious vector-borne neglected tropical disease (NTD) of public …