Persistent transmission of onchocerciasis in Kwanware-Ottou focus in Wenchi health district, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined onchocerciasis transmission in Kwanware and Ottou in the Wenchi Health District of Ghana, where persistent onchocercal microfilariae (mf) levels have been reported since 2012.

Methods

This study was conducted from 2019 to 2021 and involved the following: (i) reviewing past records of ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA); (ii) conducting a treatment coverage evaluation survey (CES); (iii) conducting key informant interviews; (iv) prospecting blackfly breeding sites; (v) collecting and dissecting blackflies; and (vi) conducting parasitological and serological surveys.

Results

(i) The review indicated ongoing MDA treatment for the past 27 years, with a reported coverage of over 65% in the last 17 yearly rounds; (ii) estimated treatment

SUBMITTER: Nditanchou R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475550 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature