… The Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA) is a … Americas, eliminating
transmission in 11 of 13 foci. The OEPA’s success has had a great influence on programs …

… The American programme (OEPA) operating in onchocerciasis epidemiological settings …
epidemiology of onchocerciasis in Africa, has succeeded in eliminating onchocerciasis from 4 of …

… the regional initiative to eliminate onchocerciasis in the Americas (OEPA) has … OEPA’s
experience have either been overlooked by the onchocerciasis control and elimination programs …

… for Onchocerciasis Control [APOC]) recently published an … Onchocerciasis Elimination
Program of the Americas (OEPA) is… African) areas that have reached the elimination point” and (2) …

… Based on the Pan American Health Organization’s Directing … Onchocerciasis Elimination
Program for the Americas (OEPA… the goal of eliminating onchocerciasis in Latin America [3, 4]. …

… may impede progress towards achieving onchocerciasis elimination in Africa by … the
Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas (OEPA) and describe several onchocerciasis …

… shift from onchocerciasis control to elimination as the global … of the onchocerciasis elimination
efforts in the Americas, 11 … in the Americas, onchocerciasis has now been eliminated. The …

… program to distribute ivermectin. However, in 1991 the first regional Inter-American Conference
on Onchocerciasis … been made by OEPA where onchocerciasis transmission has been …

… The Onchocerciasis Elimination Programme for the Americas (OEPA) differs considerably
from the African programme. … of Latin America [32]. Early on, the decision was made to try and …

… of four such committees that have successfully operated in Africa and the Americas. … MoH
positions that may run counter to the onchocerciasis elimination agenda. In all cases, however, …