Evidence for Suppression of Onchocerciasis Transmission in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

ABSTRACT: Onchocerciasis or "river blindness" is a chronic parasitic neglected tropical disease which is endemic both in mainland and insular Equatorial Guinea. We aim to estimate the current epidemiological situation of onchocerciasis in Bioko Island after vector elimination in 2005 and more than sixteen years of Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) by using molecular and serological approaches for onchocerciasis diagnosis. A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Bioko Island from mid-January to mid-February 2014. A total of 544 study participants were recruited. A complete dermatological examination was performed and three skin snips were performed in every participant for parasitological and molecular assessments. Blood spots were also taken for determination of

SUBMITTER: Moya L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957785 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature