Jean-Claude Makenga Bof
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View article: Ongoing transmission of human onchocerciasis in the district of Mont Ngafula 1 in Kinshasa after two decades of uninterrupted onchocerciasis annual mass campaigns using community directed treatment with Ivermectin strategy
Ongoing transmission of human onchocerciasis in the district of Mont Ngafula 1 in Kinshasa after two decades of uninterrupted onchocerciasis annual mass campaigns using community directed treatment with Ivermectin strategy Open
Background The district of Mont Ngafula I in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been treating for onchocerciasis over the last two decades using community directed treatment with ivermectin strategy (C…
View article: An entomological study of onchocerciasis vectors, Simulium damnosum s.l., in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
An entomological study of onchocerciasis vectors, Simulium damnosum s.l., in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Open
Background Onchocerciasis, a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted through the bite of Simulium (black flies), is a cause of global concern, with the African population being majorly affected. This s…
View article: Analysis of severe adverse effects following community-based ivermectin treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Analysis of severe adverse effects following community-based ivermectin treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo Open
Co-endemicity of loiasis and onchocerciasis is one of the key factors responsible for the occurrence of SAE following ivermectin treatment. Mobilization of resources necessary to the appropriate management of SAE and awareness of populatio…
View article: Community Participation in and Perception of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in Kinshasa, DRC
Community Participation in and Perception of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in Kinshasa, DRC Open
The success of community-directed treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) depends on active community participation. We conducted a case study nested in a cross-sectional study in the Binza Ozone Health Zone (ZS) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic …
View article: Review of the National Program for Onchocerciasis Control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Review of the National Program for Onchocerciasis Control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Open
Here, we review all data available at the Ministry of Public Health in order to describe the history of the National Program for Onchocerciasis Control (NPOC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Discovered in 1903, the disease i…
View article: Untreated villages and factors associated with the absence of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) in DRC
Untreated villages and factors associated with the absence of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) in DRC Open
Introduction: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), the main objective of which was the Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI), was closed by the end of 2015. The purpose of this study was to describe untrea…