TY - JOUR AU - Guevara, Ángel AU - Lovato, Raquel AU - Proaño, Roberto AU - Rodriguez-Perez, Mario A. AU - Unnasch, Thomas AU - Cooper, Philip J. AU - Guderian, Ronald H. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/04/24 TI - Elimination of onchocerciasis in Ecuador: findings of post-treatment surveillance JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 265 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - The Esmeraldas focus of onchocerciasis in Ecuador expanded geographically during the 1980s and was associated with severe ocular and skin disease. Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin started in 1991, initially once but later twice a year, in the principle endemic focus followed by all satellite foci. Treatment was stopped in 2009 when entomological assessments determined that transmission of Onchocerca volvulus had been interrupted. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2851-3 DO - 10.1186/s13071-018-2851-3 ID - Guevara2018 ER -