Impact of repeated annual community directed treatment with ivermectin on loiasis parasitological indicators in Cameroon: Implications for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in areas co-endemic with Loa loa in Africa.
Samuel WanjiWinston Patrick Chounna NdongmoFanny Fri FombadJonas Arnaud Kengne-OuafoAbdel Jelil NjouendouYolande Flore Longang TchounkeuBenjamin KoudouMoses BockarieGrace FobiJean Baptiste RoungouPeter A EnyongPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
In areas where onchocerciasis and loiasis are co-endemic, CDTI reduces the number of, and microfilaraemia in L. loa-infected individuals, and this, in turn, will help to prevent non-neurological and neurological complications post-ivermectin treatment among CDTI adherents.