Reaching the last mile: main challenges relating to and recommendations to accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa

G Gebrezgabiher, Z Mekonnen… - Infectious diseases of …, 2019 - mednexus.org
onchocerciasis is in Africa. This scoping review examines the key challenges related to the
elimination of onchocerciasis by 2020-2025 in Africa, … and accelerate disease elimination. To …

Is onchocerciasis elimination in Africa feasible by 2025: a perspective based on lessons learnt from the African control programmes

Y Dadzie, UV Amazigo, BA Boatin… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2018 - mednexus.org
… of onchocerciasis elimination in Africa appears to overlook all the experience that has been
accumulated by the African … setting from the complex African onchocerciasis setting. This is …

Elimination of onchocerciasis from Africa: possible?

CD Mackenzie, MM Homeida, AD Hopkins… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
… ; this may be a problem that hampers progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis. Finally,
onchocerciasis elimination in Africa will always be constrained by any political instability in …

The potential impact of moxidectin on onchocerciasis elimination in Africa: an economic evaluation based on the Phase II clinical trial data

HC Turner, M Walker, SK Attah, NO Opoku, K Awadzi… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
… to elimination of the infection where possible by 2025 [1], including elimination of onchocerciasis
in selected African … Currently, the predominant control strategy in Africa is preventative …

Required duration of mass ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa: a comparative modelling analysis

WA Stolk, M Walker, LE Coffeng, MG Basáñez… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
… evidence that onchocerciasis can be eliminated in Africa through … monitoring of ongoing
elimination programmes in Africa (such … Whether or not elimination will really be feasible in very …

How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modeling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control

S Verver, M Walker, YE Kim, G Fobi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
African studies have indicated that elimination may … onchocerciasis elimination in selected
African countries by 2020, and which APOC deemed achievable, and in the majority of African

Onchocerciasis elimination: progress and challenges

T Lakwo, D Oguttu, T Ukety, R Post… - Research and Reports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… in Africa, including onchocerciasis elimination. Citation30 Globally, the onchocerciasis
elimination … as of 2020 and highlights key challenges associated with onchocerciasis elimination. …

Progress towards onchocerciasis elimination in the participating countries of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: epidemiological evaluation results

AH Tekle, HGM Zouré, M Noma, M Boussinesq… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2016 - Springer
… critical issues for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa [26]. The experts defined onchocerciasis
elimination operationally as “the reduction of onchocerciasis infection and transmission to …

[HTML][HTML] Research for new drugs for elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa

AC Kuesel - International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Together with proof-of-concept for onchocerciasis elimination with annual CDTI from foci
in … onchocerciasis elimination in selected African countries by 2020 and in 80% of African

Elimination of African onchocerciasis: modeling the impact of increasing the frequency of ivermectin mass treatment

LE Coffeng, WA Stolk, A Hoerauf, D Habbema… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
… Therefore, it is important to carefully evaluate where in Africa … on elimination of onchocerciasis
from West African settings … (River Gambia focus) elimination was achieved by means of 6-…