Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al.
Abstract In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and compare model predictions with observed data...
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doaj-faba1cd63f134fb5bcaebbd6629799732020-11-24T21:07:50ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052017-05-011011210.1186/s13071-017-2125-5Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al.Christian Bottomley0Valerie Isham1Sarai Vivas-Martínez2Annette C. Kuesel3Simon K. Attah4Nicholas O. Opoku5Sara Lustigman6Martin Walker7Maria-Gloria Basáñez8MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDepartment of Statistical Science, University College LondonCátedra de Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina (Escuela Luis Razetti), Universidad Central de VenezuelaUNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health OrganizationDepartment of Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical SchoolUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences Research Centre (UHASRC) HohoeLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood CenterLondon Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus)London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus)Abstract In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and compare model predictions with observed data to assess the validity of our model.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2125-5Rapid Diagnostic TestIvermectinMass Drug AdministrationWorm BurdenOnchocerciasis |
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Christian Bottomley Valerie Isham Sarai Vivas-Martínez Annette C. Kuesel Simon K. Attah Nicholas O. Opoku Sara Lustigman Martin Walker Maria-Gloria Basáñez Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al. Parasites & Vectors Rapid Diagnostic Test Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration Worm Burden Onchocerciasis |
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Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al. |
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Abstract In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and compare model predictions with observed data to assess the validity of our model. |
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