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Model-Based Geostatistical Mapping of the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus in West Africa by O'Hanlon, Simon J, Slater, Hannah C, Cheke, Robert A, Boatin, Boakye A, Coffeng, Luc E, Pion, Sébastien D S, Boussinesq, Michel, Zouré, Honorat G M, Stolk, Wilma A, Basáñez, María-Gloria

“…The initial endemicity (pre-control prevalence) of onchocerciasis has been shown to be an important determinant of the feasibility of elimination by mass…”
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African Programme For Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2015: model-estimated health impact and cost by Coffeng, Luc E, Stolk, Wilma A, Zouré, Honorat G M, Veerman, J Lennert, Agblewonu, Koffi B, Murdoch, Michele E, Noma, Mounkaila, Fobi, Grace, Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Bundy, Donald A P, Habbema, Dik, de Vlas, Sake J, Amazigo, Uche V

“…Onchocerciasis causes a considerable disease burden in Africa, mainly through skin and eye disease. Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis…”
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Community-directed distributors-The "foot soldiers" in the fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases by Amazigo, Uche V, Leak, Stephen G A, Zoure, Honorat G M, Okoronkwo, Chukwu, Diop Ly, Maimouna, Isiyaku, Sunday, Crump, Andy, Okeibunor, Joseph C, Boatin, Boakye

“…The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect hundreds of millions of people, predominantly in rural, often difficult-to-access areas, poorly served by…”
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Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment by Kamga, Guy-Roger, Dissak-Delon, Fanny N, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C, Biholong, Benjamin D, Mbigha-Ghogomu, Stephen, Souopgui, Jacob, Zoure, Honorat G M, Boussinesq, Michel, Kamgno, Joseph, Robert, Annie

“…After more than a decade of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Centre and Littoral Regions of Cameroon, onchocerciasis endemicity was still…”
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African Program for Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2010: Impact of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatment on Off-Target Infectious Diseases by Krotneva, Stanimira P, Coffeng, Luc E, Noma, Mounkaila, Zouré, Honorat G M, Bakoné, Lalle, Amazigo, Uche V, de Vlas, Sake J, Stolk, Wilma A

“…Since its initiation in 1995, the African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has had a substantial impact on the prevalence and burden of onchocerciasis…”
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African programme for onchocerciasis control 1995-2015: updated health impact estimates based on new disability weights by Coffeng, Luc E, Stolk, Wilma A, Zouré, Honorat G M, Veerman, J Lennert, Agblewonu, Koffi B, Murdoch, Michele E, Noma, Mounkaila, Fobi, Grace, Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Bundy, Donald A P, Habbema, Dik, de Vlas, Sake J, Amazigo, Uche V

“…  [...]of this population-based approach, the disability weights for visual impairment, blindness, and troublesome itch have changed considerably and should…”
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Managing the Fight against Onchocerciasis in Africa: APOC Experience by Fobi, Grace, Yameogo, Laurent, Noma, Mounkaila, Aholou, Yaovi, Koroma, Joseph B, Zouré, Honorat M, Ukety, Tony, Lusamba-Dikassa, Paul-Samson, Mwikisa, Chris, Boakye, Daniel A, Roungou, Jean-Baptist

“…  [...]of the donation, OCP instituted a new strategy of chemotherapy in combination with vector control. In 2010, the third midterm evaluation of APOC advised…”
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Community-driven interventions can revolutionise control of neglected tropical diseases by Amazigo, Uche V, Leak, Stephen G.A, Zoure, Honorat G.M, Njepuome, Ngozi, Lusamba-Dikassa, Paul-Samson

“…Whether global health interventions target diseases (vertical), systems (horizontal) or both (diagonal), they must address the challenge of delivering services…”
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Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon by Kamgno, Joseph, Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Jules B, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C, Esso, Lynda, Zouré, Honorat G, Mackenzie, Charles D, Boussinesq, Michel

“…Abstract Background Epilepsy is a severe neurological disorder with huge psychological, social, and economic consequences, including premature deaths and loss…”
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Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections of children in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis by Sartorius, Benn, Cano, Jorge, Simpson, Hope, Tusting, Lucy S, Marczak, Laurie B, Miller-Petrie, Molly K, Kinvi, Boniface, Zoure, Honorat, Mwinzi, Pauline, Hay, Simon I, Rebollo, Maria, Pullan, Rachel L

“…Driven by global targets to eliminate soil-transmitted helminths as a public health problem, governments have rapidly rolled out control programmes using…”
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Assessing Onchocerciasis Subcriticality from Pre-Intervention Cross-Sectional Surveys by Kelly, John Daniel, Rebollo Polo, Maria, Marie Zoure, Honorat Gustave, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Keenan, Jeremy D, Porco, Travis C, Lietman, Thomas M

“…Elimination of an infectious disease requires subcritical transmission, or a reproductive number less than one, and can be assessed with cross-sectional…”
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African regional progress and status of the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: 2000–2020 by Deribe, Kebede, Bakajika, Didier K, Zoure, Honorat Marie-Gustave, Gyapong, John O, Molyneux, David H, Rebollo, Maria P

“…Abstract To eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) by 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a campaign against the disease. Since the launch in…”
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Evaluating survey designs for targeting preventive chemotherapy against Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni across sub-Saharan Africa: a geostatistical analysis and modelling study by Fornace, Kimberly M, Fronterrè, Claudio, Fleming, Fiona M, Simpson, Hope, Zoure, Honorat, Rebollo, Maria, Mwinzi, Pauline, Vounatsou, Penelope, Pullan, Rachel L

“…Schistosomiasis control programmes primarily use school-based surveys to identify areas for mass drug administration of preventive chemotherapy. However, as…”
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A model for evaluating the sustainability of community-directed treatment with ivermectin in the African Program for Onchocerciasis Control by Okeibunor, Joseph, Bump, Jesse, Zouré, Honorat G.M., Sékétéli, Azodoga, Godin, Christine, Amazigo, Uche V.

“…ABSTRACT Onchocerciasis is controlled by mass treatment of at‐risk populations with ivermectin. Ivermectin is delivered through community‐directed treatment…”
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Improving data use for decision making by neglected tropical disease program teams: eight use cases by Grubin, Liz, Balachandran, Lakshmi, Bartlett, Sarah, Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Brooker, Simon, Fleming, Fiona, Kollie, Karsor, Matendechero, Sultani, Mengistu, Birhan, Muehleman, T J, Mwingira, Upendo, Partridge, Brooke, Pavluck, Alex, Rebollo Polo, Maria, Tezembong, Modeste, Treatman, Derek, Yeary, Rosalyn, Zoerhoff, Katie, Zoure, Honorat

“…The achievement of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) program goals depends on numerous factors, including the ability of national programs to use…”
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geographic distribution of onchocerciasis in the 20 participating countries of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: (2) pre-control endemicity levels and estimated number infected by Zouré, Honorat GM, Noma, Mounkaila, Tekle, Afework H, Amazigo, Uche V, Diggle, Peter J, Giorgi, Emanuele, Remme, Jan HF

“…BACKGROUND: The original aim of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) was to control onchocerciasis as a public health problem in 20 African…”
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The geographic distribution of Loa loa in Africa: results of large-scale implementation of the Rapid Assessment Procedure for Loiasis (RAPLOA) by Zouré, Honorat Gustave Marie, Wanji, Samuel, Noma, Mounkaïla, Amazigo, Uche Veronica, Diggle, Peter J, Tekle, Afework Hailemariam, Remme, Jan H F

“…Loiasis is a major obstacle to ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control and lymphatic filariasis elimination in central Africa. In communities with a…”
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Baseline Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa: The Accelerated WHO/AFRO Mapping Project by Rebollo, Maria P, Onyeze, Adiele Nkasiobi, Tiendrebeogo, Alexandre, Senkwe, Mutale Nsakashalo, Impouma, Benido, Ogoussan, Kisito, Zouré, Honorat G M, Deribe, Kebede, Cano, Jorge, Kinvi, Ekoue Boniface, Majewski, Andrew, Ottesen, Eric A, Lammie, Patrick

“…Mapping is a prerequisite for effective implementation of interventions against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Before the accelerated World Health…”
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How Can Onchocerciasis Elimination in Africa Be Accelerated? Modeling the Impact of Increased Ivermectin Treatment Frequency and Complementary Vector Control by Verver, Suzanne, Walker, Martin, Kim, Young Eun, Fobi, Grace, Tekle, Afework H, Zouré, Honorat G M, Wanji, Samuel, Boakye, Daniel A, Kuesel, Annette C, de Vlas, Sake J, Boussinesq, Michel, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, Stolk, Wilma A

“…Great strides have been made toward onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin. Focusing on MDA-eligible areas, we investigated…”
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Projected Number of People With Onchocerciasis–Loiasis Coinfection in Africa, 1995 to 2025 by Vinkeles Melchers, Natalie V S, Coffeng, Luc E, Boussinesq, Michel, Pedrique, Belén, Pion, Sébastien D S, Tekle, Afework H, Zouré, Honorat G M, Wanji, Samuel, Remme, Jan H, Stolk, Wilma A

“…Abstract Background Onchocerciasis elimination through mass drug administration (MDA) is hampered by coendemicity of Loa loa, as people with high L. loa…”
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