ReviewPLoS neglected tropical diseases2015
The Contributions of Onchocerciasis Control and Elimination Programs toward the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
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- Economic evaluations of onchocerciasis interventions: a systematic review and research needs.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2019Pooled it
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- Geospatial modeling of pre-intervention nodule prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus in Ethiopia as an aid to onchocerciasis elimination.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Ecological assessment of Black Fly (Simuliumdamnosum, Sensulato) breeding sites in two tributaries of Ogun river, Ogun state, Nigeria.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2022Article
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- Evaluation of the in vitro susceptibility of various filarial nematodes to emodepside.International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance · 2021Article
- Why onchocerciasis transmission persists after 15 annual ivermectin mass drug administrations in South-West Cameroon.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Oxfendazole mediates macrofilaricidal efficacy against the filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis in vivo and inhibits Onchocerca spec. motility in vitro.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Socioeconomic impacts of elimination of onchocerciasis in Abu-Hamed focus, northern Sudan: lessons after elimination.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- In vivo efficacy of the boron-pleuromutilin AN11251 against Wolbachia of the rodent filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- In vivo kinetics of Wolbachia depletion by ABBV-4083 in L. sigmodontis adult worms and microfilariae.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Do Communities Really "Direct" in Community-Directed Interventions? A Qualitative Assessment of Beneficiaries' Perceptions at 20 Years of Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in Cameroon.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- Flubendazole as a macrofilaricide: History and background.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Review
- Macrofilaricidal efficacy of single and repeated oral and subcutaneous doses of flubendazole in Litomosoides sigmodontis infected jirds.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Short-course, oral flubendazole does not mediate significant efficacy against Onchocerca adult male worms or Brugia microfilariae in murine infection models.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Noninvasive Urine Biomarker Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Monitoring Active Onchocerciasis.ACS infectious diseases · 2018Article
- From recognition to action: A strategic approach to foster sustainable collaborations for rabies elimination.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Review
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Abstract
In 2000, 189 member states of the United Nations (UN) developed a plan for peace and development, which resulted in eight actionable goals known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since their inception, the MDGs have been considered the international standard for measuring development progress and have provided a blueprint for global health policy and programming. However, emphasis upon the achievement of priority benchmarks around the "big three" diseases--namely HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria--has influenced global health entities to disproportionately allocate resources. Meanwhile, several tropical diseases that almost exclusively impact the poorest of the poor continue to be neglected, despite the existence of cost-effective and feasible methods of control or elimination. One such Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), onchocerciasis, more commonly known as river blindness, is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease primarily affecting individuals living in remote and impoverished areas. Onchocerciasis control is considered to be one of the most successful and cost-effective public health campaigns ever launched. In addition to improving the health and well-being of millions of individuals, these programs also lead to improvements in education, agricultural production, and economic development in affected communities. Perhaps most pertinent to the global health community, though, is the demonstrated effectiveness of facilitating community engagement by allowing communities considerable ownership with regard to drug delivery. This paper reviews the contributions that such concentrated efforts to control and eliminate onchocerciasis make to achieving select MDGs. The authors hope to draw the attention of public policymakers and global health funders to the importance of the struggle against onchocerciasis as a model for community-directed interventions to advance health and development, and to advocate for NTDs inclusion in the post 2015 agenda.
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