Alternative treatment strategies to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis

• Published in: International health Vol. 10; no. suppl_1; pp. i40 - i48
• Main Authors: Boussinesq, Michel, Fobi, Grace, Kuesel, Annette C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; Disease Eradication - organization & administration; Humans; Insect Control - organization & administration; Ivermectin - therapeutic use; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis - drug therapy; Onchocerciasis - prevention & control; Prevalence; Review; Test-and-Treat strategies; Onchocerciasis; Alternative treatment strategies; Macrofilaricidal drugs; Elimination; New treatments

Abstract The use of alternative (or complementary) treatment strategies (ATSs) i.e. differing from annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) is required in some African foci to eliminate onchocerciasis by 2025. ATSs include vector control, biannual or pluriannual CDTI, better timing...