Onchocerciasis, commonly known as 'river blindness,' is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. The worm is carried ...

Three states have legalized over-the-counter sales of ivermectin, but people should only take it for approved uses with ...

SB 1211, which passed the legislature earlier this session, permits the sale or purchase of ivermectin "suitable for human ...

Ivermectin, a dewormer used with farm animals, has been used to treat parasitic illnesses in people, including hookworm infections and river blindness (onchocerciasis). It also has been found to ...

This Roadmap promises the establishment of certain indicated institutions and the enhancement of health systems to see to the elimination of diseases such as onchocerciasis, yaws, yellow fever, and ...

Single dose ivermectin-only mass drug administration against onchocerciasis had been underway in the study district. This could have treated scabies cases, undermining the true prevalence. Though in ...

The NTD road map includes Buruli ulcer, cutaneous leishmaniasis, mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, post-kala-azar dermal ...

The Ecuadorian Elimination Programme for Onchocerciasis (Dr Eduardo Gomez, Dra. Raquel Lovato, Lcda. Margarita Padilla, Lcda Anabel Ponce, Lcda Ing Sandra Barrera, Magdalena Cortez) and CECOMET (Dr ...