Onchocerciasis control interventions re-established between 2003 and 2005 in 12 health districts in Sierra Leone were evaluated in 2010, following an 11-year break due to civil conflict. This paper discusses the progress made in controlling onchocerciasis despite challenges and suggests that the country’s onchocerciasis elimination program is on course to achieve targets by the year 2025.
Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone
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Koroma JB, Sesay S, Conteh A, Koudou B, Paye J, Bah M, Sonnie M, Hodges MH, Zhang Y, Bockarie MJ
