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The Interruption of Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, and Imo States, Nigeria: The Largest Global Onchocerciasis Stop-Treatment Decision to Date by Ityonzughul, Cephas, Sallau, Adamu, Miri, Emmanuel, Emukah, Emmanuel, Kahansim, Barminas, Adelamo, Solomon, Chiedo, George, Ifeanyichukwu, Samuel, Coalson, Jenna E, Rakers, Lindsay, Griswold, Emily, Makata, Chukwuemeka, Oyediran, Fatai, Osuji, Stella, Offor, Solomon, Obikwelu, Emmanuel, Otiji, Ifeoma, Richards, Jr, Frank O, Noland, Gregory S

“…Onchocerciasis causes severe morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Abia, Anambra, Enugu, and Imo states of Nigeria were historically classified meso- or…”
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The Interruption of Transmission of Human Onchocerciasis by an Annual Mass Drug Administration Program in Plateau and Nasarawa States, Nigeria by Richards, Frank O, Eigege, Abel, Umaru, John, Kahansim, Barminas, Adelamo, Solomon, Kadimbo, Jonathan, Danboyi, Jacob, Mafuyai, Hayward, Saka, Yisa, Noland, Gregory S, Anyaike, Chukwuma, Igbe, Michael, Rakers, Lindsay, Griswold, Emily, Unnasch, Thomas R, Nwoke, B E B, Miri, Emmanuel

“…Plateau and Nasarawa states in central Nigeria were endemic for onchocerciasis. The rural populations of these two states received annual ivermectin mass drug…”
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Two Nigerian States (Plateau and Nasarawa) Have Eliminated Transmission of Human Onchocerciasis-A Report of Post-Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration Surveillance by Miri, Emmanuel S, Eigege, Abel, Kahansim, Barminas, Nwodu, Kenrick, Sambo, Yohana, Mancha, Bulus, Adelamo, Solomon, Umaru, John, Kadimbo, Jonathan, Danboyi, Jacob, Mafuyai, Hayward, Makata, Emeka, Akpan, Nse, Akilah, Joel, Igbe, Michael, Coalson, Jenna, Rakers, Lindsay, Griswold, Emily, Unnasch, Thomas R, Nwoke, B E B, Noland, Gregory S, Richards, Frank O

“…Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus (causing "river blindness") was interrupted in two states of Nigeria (Plateau and Nasarawa) in 2017 in accordance with 2016…”
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Assessing Hypoendemic Onchocerciasis in Loa loa Endemic Areas of Southeast Nigeria by Rakers, Lindsay J, Emukah, Emmanuel, Kahansim, Barminas, Nwoke, Bertram E B, Miri, Emmanuel S, Griswold, Emily, Davies, Emmanuel, Ityonzughul, Cephas, Anyaike, Chukwuma, Agbi, Perpetual, Richards, Frank O

“…Nigeria changed its goal for onchocerciasis from control to transmission elimination. Under the control program, ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA)…”
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In Southern Nigeria Loa loa Blood Microfilaria Density is Very Low Even in Areas with High Prevalence of Loiasis: Results of a Survey Using the New LoaScope Technology by Emukah, Emmanuel, Rakers, Lindsay J, Kahansim, Barminas, Miri, Emmanuel S, Nwoke, Bertram E B, Griswold, Emily, Saka, Yisa, Anagbogu, Ifeoma, Davies, Emmanuel, Ityonzughul, Cephas, D'Ambrosio, Michael, Bakalar, Matthew, Fletcher, Daniel A, Nutman, Thomas, Kamgno, Joseph, Richards, Frank O

“…Ivermectin treatment can cause central nervous system adverse events (CNS-AEs) in persons with very high-density microfilaremia (≥ 30,000 mf/mL blood)…”
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