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ArticleParasites & vectors2017

Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al.

Christian Bottomley, Valerie Isham, Sarai Vivas-Martínez, Annette C Kuesel, Simon K Attah, Nicholas O Opoku, Sara Lustigman, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 95% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Christian BottomleyMRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. christian.bottomley@lshtm.ac.uk.
Valerie IshamDepartment of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sarai Vivas-MartínezCátedra de Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina (Escuela Luis Razetti), Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
Annette C KueselUNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Simon K AttahDepartment of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Nicholas O OpokuUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences Research Centre (UHASRC) Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana.
Sara LustigmanLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, 310 E 67th St, New York, NY10065, USA.
Martin WalkerLondon Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary's campus), Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK.
Maria-Gloria BasáñezLondon Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary's campus), Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK.
London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research · GBCentral University of Venezuela · VELondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBNew York Blood Center · USUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Ghana · GHUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences · GHWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K012126/1World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and compare model predictions with observed data to assess the validity of our model.

Indexed as

OnchocerciasisHumansMass Drug AdministrationSkin

Identifiers

PMID28511662
PMCPMC5434579
OpenAlexW2615761140

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Registered trials

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