Feasibility of Onchocerciasis Elimination Using a "Test-and-not-treat" Strategy in Loa loa Co-endemic Areas.
David J BlokJoseph KamgnoSebastien D PionHugues C Nana-DjeungaYannick Niamsi-EmalioCedric B ChesnaisCharles D MackenzieAmy D KlionDaniel A FletcherThomas B NutmanSake J de VlasMichel BoussinesqWilma A StolkPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Our model predicts that onchocerciasis can be eliminated using TaNT in L loa co-endemic areas. The required treatment duration using TaNT would be only slightly longer than in areas with conventional MDA, provided that participation is good.