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SUBMITTER: Lenk EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7146010 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lenk Edeltraud J EJ Moungui Henri C HC Boussinesq Michel M Kamgno Joseph J Nana-Djeunga Hugues C HC Fitzpatrick Christopher C Peultier Anne-Claire M M AMM Klion Amy D AD Fletcher Daniel A DA Nutman Thomas B TB Pion Sébastien D SD Niamsi-Emalio Yannick Y Redekop William K WK Severens Johan L JL Stolk Wilma A WA
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20200401 8
<h4>Background</h4>Severe adverse events after treatment with ivermectin in individuals with high levels of Loa loa microfilariae in the blood preclude onchocerciasis elimination through community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Central Africa. We measured the cost of a community-based pilot using a test-and-not-treat (TaNT) strategy in the Soa health district in Cameroon.<h4>Methods</h4>Based on actual expenditures, we empirically estimated the economic cost of the Soa TaNT campaig ...[more]