Integrated rapid mapping of onchocerciasis and loiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Impact on control strategies

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Tekle, Afework Hailemariam ^a   Zoure, Honorat ^a   Wanji, Samuel ^a,b   Leak, Stephen ^a   Noma, Mounkaila ^a   Remme, Jan H F ^a   Amazigo, Uche ^a  

^a African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) Epidemiology and Vector Elimination   (Burkina Faso)

^b Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

CDTi; Integrated mapping; Loasis; Onchocerciasis; Sever adverse event

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; ENDEMISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MAPPING; ONCHOCERCIASIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EYE WORM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED RAPID MAPPING; LOIASIS; MALE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PREVALENCE; WORM;

ANIMALS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; LOA; LOIASIS; MALE; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 80054020130     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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