This review summarises more than a century of research on onchocerciasis, also known as
river blindness, and its control. River blindness is an infection caused by the tissue filaria …

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease with high socio-economic burden particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa. The elimination plan for this disease has faced numerous challenges. A …

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

Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis are targeted for elimination, primarily using mass
drug administration at the country and community levels. Elimination of transmission is the …

National programs in Africa have expanded their objectives from control of onchocerciasis
(river blindness) as a public health problem to elimination of parasite transmission …

We compared the impact of three rounds of annual and five rounds of semiannual mass
drug administration (MDA) with albendazole plus ivermectin on helminthic infections in …

Background Serological assessments for human onchocerciasis are based on IgG4
reactivity against the OV-16 antigen, with sensitivities of 60-80%. We have previously …

Background The control of onchocerciasis in Ghana started in 1974 under the auspices of
the Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP). Between 1974 and 2002, a combination of …

Introduction Accurate assessments of vector occurrence and abundance, particularly in
widespread vector-borne diseases such as malaria, are crucial for the efficient deployment …

Background Onchocerciasis is a vector-borne disease caused by the filarial nematode
Onchocerca volvulus. Endemic countries target elimination of parasite transmission using …