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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Detailed epidemiological mapping of three onchocerciasis foci in West Africa
Acta Tropica, Volume 48, No. 3, Year 1991
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Description
Detailed epidemiological mapping of three isolated foci of hyperendemic blinding onchocerciasis was undertaken in three West African countries as part of community trials of ivermectin, a new microfilaricide for the treatment of human onchocerciasis. The results show that the geographical distribution of the prevalence and intensity of onchocerciasis infection in the community can be very different from what was expected on the basis of demographic and entomological information. The technique of detailed epidemiological mapping is an important tool for the identification of target populations for large scale ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis. It is being used extensively in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa. © 1991.
Authors & Co-Authors
De Sole, G.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou
Giese, J.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou
Keita, F. M.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou
Remme, Jan Hans F.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0001-706X(91)90048-O
ISSN:
0001706X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries