Article discussing reducing the cost of the test and not treat (TaNT) strategy with a smaller team (three people) selected within affected communities. International Health,
This article addresses elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in the Americas. With four of the six originally endemic American countries now WHO verified as having
Report regarding the status of onchocerciasis transmission in black flies as assessed in five countries in Africa. International Health, Volume 10, Issue suppl_1, 1 March
Article covering the role national onchocerciasis elimination committees (NOECs) play in helping ministries of health complete the pathway to successful verification of elimination of
This paper discusses some of the important issues that programmes are grappling with as they transition to elimination and provides some potential approaches that
Weekly epidemiological record 13 October 2017 No. 92 (41): 617 – 623 Progress towards eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: elimination
We are pleased to share this article authored by Ken Gustavsen, Yao Sodahlon, and Simon Bush: Cross-border collaboration for neglected tropical disease efforts: lessons
These evidence-based guidelines are developed by the WHO NTD Department according to the international standards on certification of elimination of human onchocerciasis. They provide
Weekly epidemiological record 28 October 2016 No. 91 (43), 501 – 505 Progress towards eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: verification of elimination
Progress towards eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: verification of elimination of transmission in Guatemala. Weekly Epidemiological Record. WHO, 2016 and
A collection of scientific and informational articles on the impact of Merck’s drug Mectizan (ivermectin) on onchocerciasis (known commonly as river blindness). Annals of
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: progress report, 2014–2015. Weekly Epidemiological Record. WHO, 2015 Overview Human onchocerciasis caused by the filarial parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus is
Weekly epidemiological record 23 October 2015 No. 90 (43), 577 – 581 Progress towards eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: verification of elimination
The WHO African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control Final Evaluation Report October 2015 Click the blue button below to download the document. Table of Contents
Please join The Mectizan Donation Program in congratulating the government of Mexico on the elimination of transmission of river blindness. Congratulations also to The
