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Report of the Third Meeting of the WHO Onchocerciasis Technical Advisory Subgroup, Geneva, Switzerland, 26-28 February 2019.

Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Recommendations
  • 1. Exclusion mapping (i.e. identification of unmapped areas where the environment is unfavourable for the presence of black flies) is important and should be undertaken before proceeding to stage 1 mapping.
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Opening session
  • 2.1 Summary of the second meeting
  • 2.2 Review of serological tests
  • 3. Country presentations
  • 3.1 Mali: nearing stop MDA
  • 3.2 United Republic of Tanzania: nearing stop MDA
  • 3.3 Togo: nearing stop MDA
  • 3.4 Malawi: elimination mapping and nearing stop MDA studies
  • 3.5 Nigeria: mapping plus a question of thresholds
  • 3.6 Ghana: mapping
  • 3.7 Kenya: mapping
  • 3.8 Ethiopia: a question of thresholds
  • 3.9 Burundi: mapping
  • 4. Comparison of ELISA platforms and RDT
  • 4.1 ELISA verification phase and QA for serological tests
  • 4.2 ELISA standardization
  • 4.3 Efforts to improve RDT: using DBS with RDT
  • 4.4 Efforts to improve RDT: dual antigen onchocerciasis test strip
  • 4.5 Dual antigen test strip: additional data
  • 4.6 Summary of RDT versus ELISA comparison
  • 4.7 Diagnostics summary
  • 4.8 Discussion on ELISA and RDT
  • 4.9 Recommendations on ELISA and RDT
  • 5. Onchocerciasis elimination mapping
  • 5.1 Identification of first-line villages
  • 5.2 Sampling methods for stage 1 mapping
  • 5.3 Lessons from the field on stage 1 mapping
  • 5.4 Sampling methods for stage 2 mapping
  • 5.5 Experience with stage 2 mapping
  • 5.6 Additional lessons from pilot surveys of stage 1 and 2 mapping
  • 5.7 Onchocerciasis mapping in areas co-endemic for LF
  • 5.8 Recommendations on onchocerciasis elimination mapping
  • 1. Exclusion mapping (or identification of unmapped areas where the environmental is unfavourable for the presence of black flies) is important and should be undertaken before proceeding to stage 1 mapping.
  • 6. Maximizing the available diagnostic tools.
  • 7. Updates
  • 7.1 Stop MDA threshold
  • 7.2 New diagnostics
  • 7.3 Milestones for elimination: developing the road map to 2030
  • 7.4 Pre-stop MDA assessments.

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