Weekly epidemiological record
11 October 2024
No 41, 2024, 99, 577–590
At least 249.5 million people in 28 countries require interventions to eliminate onchocerciasis. This total does not include people living in areas in which transmission status is unknown. By 2024, MDA had been stopped in 221 implementation units (IU) that had been previously affected by active transmission, with 18.8 million people requiring preventive chemotherapy (PC) for onchocerciasis, which have either been completed or are under post-treatment surveillance (PTS). Most are in Africa.
In 2023, a total of 172.2 million people were treated for onchocerciasis, representing 69.0% global coverage. (WHO, 2024)
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