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- Hugo C Turner, Thomas S. Churcher, Martin David Walker, Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, Roger K. Prichard, MarÃa-Gloria Basáñez
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 2013
BACKGROUND
Recent studies in Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal have indicated that annual (or biannual) ivermectin distribution may lead to local elimination of human onchocerciasis in certain African foci.… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, Martin David Walker, +5 authors MarÃa-Gloria Basáñez
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 2014
BACKGROUND
Recently, there has been a shift in onchocerciasis control policy, changing from prevention of morbidity toward elimination of infection. Switching from annual to biannual ivermectin… (More)
- Julia C. Dunn, Hugo C Turner, Aung Kyaw Tun, Roy M. Anderson
- Parasites & Vectors
- 2016
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections of humans fall within the World Health Organization’s (WHO) grouping termed the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is estimated that they affect… (More)
- Kovin Naidoo, Stephen Gichuhi, +13 authors Rupert R A Bourne
- The British journal of ophthalmology
- 2014
AIM
To estimate the magnitude, temporal trends and subregional variation in the prevalence of blindness, and moderate/severe vision impairment (MSVI) in sub-Saharan Africa.
METHODS
A systematic… (More)
- Kathryn V. Shuford, Hugo C Turner, Roy M. Anderson
- Parasites & Vectors
- 2016
Preventive chemotherapy (PCT) programmes are used to control five of the highest burden neglected tropical diseases (NTDs): soil-transmitted helminth infections (hookworm, ascariasis, and… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, +5 authors MarÃa-Gloria Basáñez
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 2013
BACKGROUND
It has been proposed that switching from annual to biannual (twice yearly) mass community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) might improve the chances of onchocerciasis elimination… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, Martin David Walker, +4 authors MarÃa-Gloria Basáñez
- Parasites & Vectors
- 2015
Spurred by success in several foci, onchocerciasis control policy in Africa has shifted from morbidity control to elimination of infection. Clinical trials have demonstrated that moxidectin is… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, James Truscott, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Alison A. Bettis, Simon J. Brooker, Roy M. Anderson
- Parasites & Vectors
- 2015
In this time of rapidly expanding mass drug administration (MDA) coverage and the new commitments for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control, it is essential that resources are allocated in an… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, James Truscott, +5 authors Roy M. Anderson
- Parasites & Vectors
- 2017
The majority of schistosomiasis control programmes focus on targeting school-aged children. Expanding the use of community-wide mass treatment to reach more adults is under consideration. However, it… (More)
- Hugo C Turner, Alison A. Bettis, +4 authors Mark H. Bradley
- Infectious diseases of poverty
- 2016
BACKGROUND
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), also known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) targeted for elimination through a Global Programme to Eliminate LF (GPELF). Between 2000 and… (More)