Background: By 1987, onchocerciasis in Niger had been successfully controlled in the six endemic river basins. In 2017, onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) was carried out to determine if there was any ongoing transmission in the country as a whole.
Methods: The recommended OEM procedures were implemented.
Results: Ten districts, that included 35 villages, required field investigation as sites of possible transmission. None of these were found capable of supporting black fly breeding, nor was there any evidence of the presence of Simulium sp. flies.
Conclusions: The implementation of OEM indicates that there is no transmission of onchocerciasis currently taking place in these newly assessed sites in Niger.
BT - International Health DO - 10.1093/inthealth/ihad032 LA - eng N2 -Background: By 1987, onchocerciasis in Niger had been successfully controlled in the six endemic river basins. In 2017, onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) was carried out to determine if there was any ongoing transmission in the country as a whole.
Methods: The recommended OEM procedures were implemented.
Results: Ten districts, that included 35 villages, required field investigation as sites of possible transmission. None of these were found capable of supporting black fly breeding, nor was there any evidence of the presence of Simulium sp. flies.
Conclusions: The implementation of OEM indicates that there is no transmission of onchocerciasis currently taking place in these newly assessed sites in Niger.
PB - Oxford University Press (OUP) PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 3 T2 - International Health TI - Successful completion of onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) in Niger, West Africa UR - https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihad032/50321496/ihad032.pdf SN - 1876-3413, 1876-3405 ER -