by Vinkeles Melchers NVS, Stolk WA, van Loon W, Pedrique B, Bakker R, et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021; 15(7): e0009604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009604
Summary: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin and vector control have been used in Central and East Africa to control onchocerciasis as a public health problem under the mandate of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC). The authors assess the impact of MDA on onchocercal morbidity and calculate the burden of disease in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 1990 (pre-control), 2020, and 2030. From 1990 to 2030, the total population at risk is predicted to increase (from 79.8 to 236.1 million) while the number of people with skin or eye morbidity is predicted to decrease (from 17.5 million, with 2.5 million DALYs lost, to 4.2 million, with 0.7 million DALYs lost).
