Onchocerciasis status in Guinea-Bissau: An overview of trends in epidemiological and entomological indicators
CDTi substantially reduced mf prevalence, intensity, and vector infectivity in Guinea-Bissau, but transmission was not reduced to zero. Renewed serological and entomological assessments are needed to accurately determine elimination progress.
Authors
- Cristóvão Manjuba
- Wilma A. Stolk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9509-1328)
- Laurent Aké Assi
- Natalie V. S. Vinkeles Melchers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1494-3101)
- Francisco Romero Cabral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2582-6960)
- Paul T. Cantey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5290-6849)
- Yao Sodahlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-7647)
- Victorino Martinho Aiogalé
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Bandim Health Project (GW)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign (BF)
- National Institute of Public Health (GW)
- The Task Force for Global Health (US)
- Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (PK)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108035
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00