African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015

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dc.creatorCoffeng, Luc E.
dc.creatorStolk, Wilma A.
dc.creatorZoure, Honorat G. M.
dc.creatorVeerman, J. Lennert
dc.creatorAgblewonu, Koffi B.
dc.date2015-12-03T19:29:25Z
dc.date2015-12-03T19:29:25Z
dc.date2014-06-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:58:45Z
dc.descriptionSince 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated mass treatment with ivermectin in 16 sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, North Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania) with the aim to control morbidity due to infection with Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode. Recently, we predicted trends in prevalence of infection, visual impairment, blindness, and troublesome itch due to onchocerciasis in APOC countries for the period 1995–2015, based on extensive data on pre-control infection levels, population coverage of ivermectin mass treatment, and the association between infection and morbidity. We also estimated the associated health impact, expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
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dc.identifierPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23198
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/23198
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413785
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectriver blindness
dc.subjectonchocerciasis
dc.subjectGlobal Burden of Disease
dc.subjectGBD
dc.titleAfrican Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015
dc.titleUpdated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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