TY - JOUR AU - Stolk, Wilma A. AU - Walker, Martin AU - Coffeng, Luc E. AU - Basáñez, María-Gloria AU - de Vlas, Sake J. PY - 2015 DA - 2015/10/22 TI - Required duration of mass ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa: a comparative modelling analysis JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 552 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - The World Health Organization (WHO) has set ambitious targets for the elimination of onchocerciasis by 2020–2025 through mass ivermectin treatment. Two different mathematical models have assessed the feasibility of reaching this goal for different settings and treatment scenarios, namely the individual-based microsimulation model ONCHOSIM and the population-based deterministic model EPIONCHO. In this study, we harmonize some crucial assumptions and compare model predictions on common outputs. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1159-9 DO - 10.1186/s13071-015-1159-9 ID - Stolk2015 ER -