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A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Survey Conducted Three Years after Halting Ivermectin Mass Treatment for Onchocerciasis in Guatemala

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A longitudinal study of impact of repeated mass ivermectin treatment on clinical manifestations of onchocerciasis in Imo State, Nigeria

scientific article published in May 2004

A pilot program of mass surgery weeks for treatment of hydrocele due to lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria

scientific article published in March 2009

Accelerating river blindness elimination by supplementing MDA with a vegetation "slash and clear" vector control strategy: a data-driven modeling analysis

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight

scientific article published in March 2018

After a decade of annual dose mass ivermectin treatment in Cameroon and Uganda, onchocerciasis transmission continues

scientific article published on 8 July 2008

Assessing Hypoendemic Onchocerciasis in Loa loa Endemic Areas of Southeast Nigeria

scientific article published on 21 September 2020

Author Correction: Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Comparison of Parascreen Pan/Pf, Paracheck Pf and light microscopy for detection of malaria among febrile patients, Northwest Ethiopia

scientific article published on 7 April 2010

Comparison of Reported and Survey-Based Coverage in Onchocerciasis Programs over a Period of 8 Years in Cameroon and Uganda

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Contributions of different mosquito species to the transmission of lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria: implications for monitoring infection by PCR in mosquito pools

scientific article published on 29 November 2007

Could neurocysticercosis be the cause of "onchocerciasis-associated" epileptic seizures?

scientific article published on March 2008

Data-driven modelling and spatial complexity supports heterogeneity-based integrative management for eliminating Simulium neavei-transmitted river blindness

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Does onchocerciasis transmission take place in hypoendemic areas? a study from the North Region of Cameroon

scientific article published on 19 March 2010

Dracunculiasis eradication and the legacy of the smallpox campaign: What's new and innovative? What's old and principled? ⬇️

scientific article published on December 18, 2011

Dracunculiasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and trachoma

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Effects of annual mass treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis on the prevalence of intestinal helminths

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Efficacy of ivermectin against Onchocerca volvulus in Ghana

scientific article published in September 2007

Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Huehuetenango Focus of Guatemala

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Elimination of Onchocercia volvulus transmission in the Santa Rosa focus of Guatemala.

scientific article published in August 2007

Elimination of Onchocerciasis from Mexico

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Elimination of Simulium neavei-Transmitted Onchocerciasis in Wambabya-Rwamarongo Focus of Western Uganda

scientific article published on 22 June 2020

Evaluation of Treatment Coverage and Enhanced Mass Drug Administration for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis in Five Local Government Areas Treating Twice Per Year in Edo State, Nigeria

scientific article published on 21 June 2018

Evaluation of light microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for the detection of malaria under operational field conditions: a household survey in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 3 July 2008

Evidence for suppression of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Oaxaca focus in Mexico

scientific article published in January 2008

Exposure of seasonal migrant workers to Onchocerca volvulus on coffee plantations in Guatemala.

scientific article published in September 2009

Factors associated with mosquito net use by individuals in households owning nets in Ethiopia

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Historical Elimination of Onchocerciasis from Victoria Nile Focus in Central Uganda Verified Using WHO Criteria

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

In Southern Nigeria Loa loa Blood Microfilaria Density is Very Low Even in Areas with High Prevalence of Loiasis: Results of a Survey Using the New LoaScope Technology

scientific article published on 14 May 2018

Individual, household and environmental risk factors for malaria infection in Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions of Ethiopia

scientific article published on 13 January 2009

Integrating an NTD with one of "The big three": combined malaria and trachoma survey in Amhara Region of Ethiopia

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Integration of mass drug administration programmes in Nigeria: The challenge of schistosomiasis

scientific article published on August 2006

Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Abu Hamed focus, Sudan

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Oaxaca focus, Mexico

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Kinship structure and health-care improvement in sub-Saharan Africa

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Lack of active Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the northern Chiapas focus of Mexico

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Lymphatic filariasis elimination and schistosomiasis control in combination with onchocerciasis control in Nigeria

scientific article published in September 2002

Malaria prevalence and mosquito net coverage in Oromia and SNNPR regions of Ethiopia

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Malaria prevalence, anemia and baseline intervention coverage prior to mass net distributions in Abia and Plateau States, Nigeria

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Nigeria's war on terror: fighting dracunculiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and schistosomiasis at the grassroots.

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No depletion of Wolbachia from Onchocerca volvulus after a short course of rifampin and/or azithromycin

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Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in Africa: it's about time

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One Hundred Years After Its Discovery in Guatemala by Rodolfo Robles, Onchocerca volvulus Transmission Has Been Eliminated from the Central Endemic Zone

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Operational Performance of the "OEPA" Ov16 ELISA Serological Assay in Mapping, Guiding Decisions to Stop Mass Drug Administration, and Posttreatment Surveillance Surveys

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Polymerase Chain Reaction Pool Screening Used To Compare Prevalence of Infective Black Flies in Two Onchocerciasis Foci in Northern Sudan ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

Post-Treatment Surveillance for Lymphatic Filariasis in Plateau and Nasarawa States, Nigeria: Results of Transmission Assessment Surveys

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Predicting lymphatic filariasis elimination in data-limited settings: A reconstructive computational framework for combining data generation and model discovery

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Presence of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia despite 7 years of annual ivermectin monotherapy mass drug administration for onchocerciasis control: a study in north-west Ethiopia

scientific article published on October 2015

Progress toward elimination of onchocerciasis in the Americas

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

Rapid assessment for lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria: a comparison of the immunochromatographic card test and hydrocele rates in an area of high endemicity.

scientific article published in June 2003

Rapid increase in ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets and decrease in prevalence of malaria in three regional States of ethiopia (2006-2007).

scientific article published on 23 September 2010

Rapid suppression of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in two communities of the Southern Chiapas focus, Mexico, achieved by quarterly treatments with Mectizan

scientific article published on August 2008

Risk factors for active trachoma in children and trichiasis in adults: a household survey in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

scientific article published on 03 April 2008

Serosurveillance to monitor onchocerciasis elimination: the Ugandan experience

scientific article published on 16 December 2013

Seventeen years of annual distribution of ivermectin has not interrupted onchocerciasis transmission in North Region, Cameroon

scientific article published on December 2011

Simulating a Transmission Assessment Survey: an evaluation of current methods used in determining the elimination of the neglected tropical disease, Lymphatic Filariasis

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

Skin snips have no role in programmatic evaluations for onchocerciasis elimination: a reply to Bottomley et al.

scientific article published on 23 March 2017

Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Successful interruption of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Escuintla-Guatemala focus, Guatemala

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Sustainability of ivermectin distribution programmes

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The Contributions of Onchocerciasis Control and Elimination Programs toward the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

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The First Confirmed Elimination of an Onchocerciasis Focus in Africa: Abu Hamed, Sudan

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

The Galabat-Metema cross-border onchocerciasis focus: The first coordinated interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Africa

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

The Imaramagambo Onchocerciasis Focus in Southwestern Uganda: Interruption of Transmission After Disappearance of the Vector Simulium neavei and Its Associated Freshwater Crabs

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

The effects of long-term community level treatment with ivermectin (Mectizan) on adult Onchocerca volvulus in Latin America.

scientific article published in November 2004

The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

The reliability of anterior segment lesions as indicators of onchocercal eye disease in Guatemala.

scientific article published on December 2006

The role of national committees in eliminating onchocerciasis

scientific article published in March 2018

The role of the NGDO Coordination Group for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis

scientific article published in March 2018

Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium neavei in Mount Elgon focus of Eastern Uganda has been interrupted

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Transmission of onchocerciasis in wadelai focus of northwestern Uganda has been interrupted and the disease eliminated

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Twice-yearly ivermectin for onchocerciasis: the time is now.

scientific article published in May 2014

Urine heme dipsticks are useful in monitoring the impact of Praziquantel treatment on Schistosoma haematobium in sentinel communities of Delta State, Nigeria ⬇️

scientific article published on January 8, 2012

Which nets are being used: factors associated with mosquito net use in Amhara, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Regions of Ethiopia ⬇️

scientific article published on April 17, 2011

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