African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights

Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated mass treatment with ivermectin in 16 sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, North...

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Main Authors:	Coffeng, Luc E., Stolk, Wilma A., Zoure, Honorat G. M., Veerman, J. Lennert, Agblewonu, Koffi B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Public Library of Science 2015
Subjects:	river blindness onchocerciasis Global Burden of Disease GBD
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23198

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spelling	okr-10986-231982021-04-23T14:04:13Z African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights Coffeng, Luc E. Stolk, Wilma A. Zoure, Honorat G. M. Veerman, J. Lennert Agblewonu, Koffi B. river blindness onchocerciasis Global Burden of Disease GBD Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated mass treatment with ivermectin in 16 sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, North Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania) with the aim to control morbidity due to infection with Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode. Recently, we predicted trends in prevalence of infection, visual impairment, blindness, and troublesome itch due to onchocerciasis in APOC countries for the period 1995–2015, based on extensive data on pre-control infection levels, population coverage of ivermectin mass treatment, and the association between infection and morbidity. We also estimated the associated health impact, expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). 2015-12-03T19:29:25Z 2015-12-03T19:29:25Z 2014-06-05 Journal Article PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23198 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Public Library of Science Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Sub-Saharan Africa
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spellingShingle	river blindness onchocerciasis Global Burden of Disease GBD Coffeng, Luc E. Stolk, Wilma A. Zoure, Honorat G. M. Veerman, J. Lennert Agblewonu, Koffi B. African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
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description	Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated mass treatment with ivermectin in 16 sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, North Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania) with the aim to control morbidity due to infection with Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode. Recently, we predicted trends in prevalence of infection, visual impairment, blindness, and troublesome itch due to onchocerciasis in APOC countries for the period 1995–2015, based on extensive data on pre-control infection levels, population coverage of ivermectin mass treatment, and the association between infection and morbidity. We also estimated the associated health impact, expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
format	Journal Article
author	Coffeng, Luc E. Stolk, Wilma A. Zoure, Honorat G. M. Veerman, J. Lennert Agblewonu, Koffi B.
author_facet	Coffeng, Luc E. Stolk, Wilma A. Zoure, Honorat G. M. Veerman, J. Lennert Agblewonu, Koffi B.
author_sort	Coffeng, Luc E.
title	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
title_short	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
title_full	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
title_fullStr	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
title_full_unstemmed	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
title_sort	african programme for onchocerciasis control 1995– 2015 : updated health impact estimates based on new disability weights
publisher	Public Library of Science
publishDate	2015
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23198
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African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995– 2015 : Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights

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