Despite the release of the 2016 WHO guidelines for stopping mass drug administration and
verification of the elimination of human onchocerciasis, many challenges remain for …

While the 2016 WHO guidelines for stopping mass drug administration (MDA) and verifying
elimination of human onchocerciasis have provided important guidance to countries in …

198 WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RECORD, NOS. 22/23, 1st JUNE 2007 realization that as
many as 37 million–40 million people may be infected with onchocerciasis compared with …

This document provides a summary of the evidence to support the task of the WHO guideline
panel in updating the guideline “Verification of elimination of human onchocerciasis: criteria …

The objective of the article was to report the mass drug administration to control and
eliminate human onchocerciasis. The original WHO NTD roadmap specified elimination of …

Les lignes directrices de l'OMS relatives à la certification de l'élimination de l'onchocercose
ont été publiées en 2001. Elles recommandent que, dans les zones où la transmission a été …

Plateau and Nasarawa states in central Nigeria were endemic for onchocerciasis. The rural
populations of these two states received annual ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) …

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

Background Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a disease of the poor caused by a parasitic
filarial worm (Onchocerca volvulus). Human onchocerciasis is transmitted through the bites …

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 …