Cost of implementing a doxycycline test-and-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination among settled and semi-nomadic groups in Cameroon.

Autor: Guillaume Trotignon, Ruth Dixon, Kareen Atekem, Laura Senyonjo, Joseph Kamgno, Didier Biholong, Iain Jones, Rogers Nditanchou

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 10, p e0011670 (2023)

BackgroundOnchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease with 217.5 million people globally at risk of having the infection. In both settled and semi-nomadic communities of Massangam Health District in Cameroon, Sightsavers has been carrying out test

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/2619e8bd9ab5443598a89657f9d78dfc

Mapping lymphatic filariasis in Loa loa endemic health districts naïve for ivermectin mass administration and situated in the forested zone of Cameroon

Autor: Raphael A. Abong, Jean Jacques Tougoue, Patrick Mbia, Fanny Fri Fombad, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Narcisse T. V. Gandjui, Steven D. Reid, Jerome Fru, Yaobi Zhang, Julie Akame, Samuel Wanji, Peter Ivo Enyong, Kebede Deribe, Georges Nko’Ayissi, Gordon Takop Nchanji, Benjamin Didier Biholong, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Patrick W. Chounna Ndongmo, Mathias E. Esum, Andrew A. Beng

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)

Background The control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti in the Central African Region has been hampered by the presence of Loa loa due to severe adverse events that arise in the treatment with ivermectin. The immunochromato

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::359017596f8a9b859902b8623bd56b18
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.22134/v2

Important progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in the West Region of Cameroon

Autor: Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Joseph Kamgno, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Fanny Nadia Dissak-Delon, Annie Robert, Benjamin Didier Biholong, Guy-Roger Kamga, Jacob Souopgui

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
Parasites & Vectors
Parasites & Vectors, 10 (1
Parasites & vectors, Vol. 10, no.1, p. 373 (2017)

Background: After more than a decade of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in the West Region of Cameroon, epidemiological evaluation conducted in 2011 showed that onchocerciasis endemicity was still high in some communities. The con

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::0cfee51bb1c642d462eaeee0d5cd8098
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2301-7

Audit of the community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasis and factors associated with adherence in three regions of Cameroon

Autor: Jacob Souopgui, Annie Robert, Benjamin Didier Biholong, Guy-Roger Kamga, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Joseph Kamgno, Fanny Nadia Dissak-Delon, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu

Publikováno v: Parasites & vectors, Vol. 11, no. 1, p. 356 (2018)
Parasites & Vectors
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2018)
Parasites & Vectors, 11 (1

Background: After more than 15 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in the Centre 1, Littoral 2 and West CDTI projects in Cameroon, the epidemiological evaluation conducted in 2011 revealed that onchocerciasis endemicity was s

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9f5ba38342b3dfab79004e0dd32014a9
https://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/202801

First evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission interruption in Cameroon: Progress towards elimination

Autor: Guy R. Njitchouang, André Domche, Emilienne Epée, Steve Mbickmen-Tchana, Flobert Njiokou, Benjamin Didier Biholong, Julie Akame, Jean Jacques Tougoue, Jules B. Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Magellan Tchouakui, Jean Bopda, Joseph Kamgno, Philippe Nwane, Ann Tarini, Achille Kabore, Yaobi Zhang

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 6, p e0005633 (2017)

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is among the 10 neglected tropical diseases targeted for control or elimination by 2020. For LF elimination, the World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a comprehensive strategy including (i) interruption of

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b2ea8c1878adacdcea2842d730c83821
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005633