The Pan African Medical Journal (Nov 2011)

Prevalence of onchocerciasis in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon after 6 years of continuous community-directed treatment with ivermectin

  • Henri Lucien Fouamno Kamga,
  • Dickson Shey Nsagha,
  • Jules Clement Nguedia Assob,
  • Anna Longdoh Njunda,
  • Peter Nde Fon,
  • Peter Kindong Njem

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2011.10.34.580
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 34

Abstract

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<0.001). The greatest rate of infection was found among farmers (2.5%) followed by students (0.7%) and businessmen (0.25%). CONCLUSION: This study shows that the study area is now hypo-endemic for onchocerciasis, following 6 years of continuous treatment with ivermectin. Careful monitoring of onchocerciasis should however be continued to avoid that the area returns to its initial hyper endemicity.

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