From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Jul 18;13(7):e0007407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007407. eCollection 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blindness / parasitology*
  • Blindness / prevention & control
  • Cost of Illness
  • Disease Eradication / methods
  • Disease Eradication / organization & administration*
  • Epilepsy / parasitology*
  • Epilepsy / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Neglected Diseases / parasitology
  • Neglected Diseases / prevention & control
  • Onchocerciasis / complications*
  • Onchocerciasis / drug therapy
  • Onchocerciasis / prevention & control*
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / drug therapy
  • Onchocerciasis, Ocular / prevention & control*
  • Rivers

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Ivermectin