What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination? | Zendy

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What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination?

Author(s) -

Jonathan I. D. Hamley,

David J. Blok,

Martin Walker,

Philip Milton,

Adrian Hopkins,

Louise Hamill,

Philip Downs,

Sake J. de Vlas,

Wilma A. Stolk,

Marı́a-Gloria Basáñez

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/traa193

Subject(s) - onchocerciasis , onchocerca volvulus , ivermectin , mass drug administration , transmission (telecommunications) , pandemic , medicine , environmental health , epidemiology , covid-19 , demography , disease , veterinary medicine , immunology , population , engineering , telecommunications , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin for onchocerciasis has been disrupted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mathematical modelling can help predict how missed/delayed MDA will affect short-term epidemiological trends and elimination prospects by 2030.

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