African programme for onchocerciasis control 1995-2015: updated health impact estimates based on new disability weights

Luc E Coffeng; Wilma A Stolk; Honorat G M Zouré; J Lennert Veerman; Koffi B Agblewonu; Michele E Murdoch; Mounkaila Noma; Grace Fobi; Jan Hendrik Richardus; Donald A P Bundy; Dik Habbema; Sake J de Vlas; Uche V Amazigo

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002759

African programme for onchocerciasis control 1995-2015: updated health impact estimates based on new disability weights

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Jun 5;8(6):e2759. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002759. eCollection 2014 Jun.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
³ Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Watford General Hospital, Watford, United Kingdom.
⁵ Human Development Network, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
⁶ Independent Consultant, Enugu, Nigeria.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control / methods*
Disability Evaluation*
Humans
Onchocerciasis / complications
Onchocerciasis / epidemiology*
Onchocerciasis / prevention & control*
Pruritus / epidemiology
Vision Disorders / epidemiology

Grants and funding

This study was funded by the World Health Organization/African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC/CEV/322/07,www.who.int/apoc). HGMZ, KBA, MN, GF, and UVA are or have been employees of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), World Health Organization, and were responsible for collection of data on pre-control infection levels and coverage of mass treatment, and contributed to the interpretation of the results and preparation of the manuscript, but were not involved in the data analysis.