Mame Cheikh Seck

Progress towards Onchocerciasis elimination in Senegal’s historical transmission zones, following sustained annual mass drug administration and multilevel surveillance

Onchocerciasis remains a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, despite decades of control efforts. In Senegal, transmission was historically focal but intense along the Gambia and Falémé river basins in the southeast of the country. Building on the legacy of the Onch...