Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated mass treatment with ivermectin in sixteen sub-Saharan countries with the aim to control morbidity due to infection with...
Onchocerciasis causes a considerable disease burden in Africa, mainly through skin and eye disease. Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has coordinated annual mass treatment...