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Reducing onchocerciasis-associated morbidity in onchocerciasis-endemic foci with high ongoing transmission: a focus on the children.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Efforts are being directed toward the elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in endemic areas with community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Africa, which greatly reduces onchocerciasis-associated disease. However, onchocerciasis remains
María-Gloria Basáñez, Robert Colebunders, Lakwo Thomson Luroni   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis in Three Senegalese Districts Treated for Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
In Africa, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are co-endemic in many areas. Current efforts to eliminate both diseases are through ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA).
Daniel A Cohn, Christine L Dubray, Paul Cantey   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Recognising the neurological burden of onchocerciasis: the need to include onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in onchocerciasis global health metrics

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Historically, onchocerciasis has been recognised for its dermatological and ophthalmological manifestations, such as blindness. However, growing epidemiological evidence indicates that onchocerciasis is also associated with neurological ...
Robert Colebunders, Luís-Jorge Amaral
exaly   +2 more sources

Malaria in onchocerciasis-endemic populations: patterns in two districts in the Oti and Volta regions of Ghana [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background In Ghana and many other sub-Saharan African countries, onchocerciasis and malaria are common infectious diseases that affect people of all ages.
Bright Ampadu, Samuel Osei, Yvonne Ashong, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Ewurama Dedea Ampadu Owusu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Onchocerciasis and non-communicable diseases in the Bafut Health District, Cameroon: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards community-directed treatment with ivermectin. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundOnchocerciasis remains a public health problem in Cameroon despite years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). Its persistence increasingly overlaps with the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Irene U Ajonina-Ekoti, Promise A Aghaeze, Joan Ebanga, Theophilus A Ekoti, Tiburce Gangue, Beri A Gariba, Moses A Mbanwi, Adolph A Fozao, Carine K Nfor, Mbunkah D Achukwi, Marcelus U Ajonina   +10 more
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Onchocerciasis patients in southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional comparative study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
IntroductionOnchocerciasis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, causes chronic morbidity and severe disability that may impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the infected people.
Adah E Otache, Ifeyinwa L Ezenwosu, Edmund N Ossai, Elias C Aniwada, Emmanuel A Nwobi, Benjamin Sc Uzochukwu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A cross-sectional study of Simulium damnosum sensu lato breeding sites and species distribution in Sudan savanna, mixed savanna–forest and rainforest regions in Cameroon

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The presence of breeding sites and distribution of species of Simulium damnosum sensu lato are critical in understanding the epidemiology of onchocerciasis and evaluating the impact of elimination interventions.
Franklin Ayisi, Naniogué Sedou, Stephanie Kouahou Dieunang, Florent Yaya, Edmond François Tchago, Cosmas Ejong Ndellejong, Benjamin Biholong, Daniel Adjei Boakye   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of onchocerciasis among adolescents in nkwanta north district of Ghana: Qualitative study of adolescents' perception, community and health system support.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundOnchocerciasis affects the quality of life to a greater extent among affected individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Onchocerciasis Control Program (OCP) has effectively reduced the prevalence of onchocerciasis by interrupting the ...
Sitsofe Gbogbo, Hubert Amu, Robert Kokou Dowou, Martin Amogre Ayanore   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

OV16 Seroprevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Regions: A Multi-Country Study

Pathogens, 2020
There is growing epidemiological evidence that onchocerciasis may induce epilepsy. High prevalence of onchocerciasis has been reported in onchocerciasis-meso and hyper-endemic regions.
Alfred Dusabimana, Dan Bhwana, Michel Mandro, Bruno P. Mmbando, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Onchocerciasis: Modelling the Potential Long-term Consequences of a Vaccination Programme. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Currently, the predominant onchocerciasis control strategy in Africa is annual mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin. However, there is a consensus among the global health community, supported by mathematical modelling, that ...
Hugo C Turner, Martin Walker, Sara Lustigman, David W Taylor, María-Gloria Basáñez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source