Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
Xenomonitoring of black flies to confirm serologic threshold for onchocerciasis elimination mapping
To determine the appropriate serologic threshold(s) to be used to initiate MDA for onchocerciasis.
District Mapping Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis in Ethiopia
To assess the programmatic feasibility of and determine the most appropriate age group and sampling strategy for an oncho mapping survey for ivermectin-naïve areas
Ov16 and Wb123 ELISA for onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) Ethiopia
Would the same programmatic decisions for Oncho Elimination Mapping be made based off of the Ov16 RDT results as compared to the Ov16 SD ELISA results in 7 woredas included in OEM in Ethiopia?
Xenomonitoring of black flies to confirm serologic threshold for onchocerciasis elimination mapping
To determine the appropriate serologic threshold(s) to be used to initiate MDA for onchocerciasis.
District Mapping Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis in Ethiopia
To assess the programmatic feasibility of and determine the most appropriate age group and sampling strategy for an oncho mapping survey for ivermectin-naïve areas
Ov16 and Wb123 ELISA for onchocerciasis elimination mapping (OEM) Ethiopia
Would the same programmatic decisions for Oncho Elimination Mapping be made based off of the Ov16 RDT results as compared to the Ov16 SD ELISA results in 7 woredas included in OEM in Ethiopia?
Factors associated with community-directed treatment with Ivermectin non-compliance in Diediesa rural district of Ethiopia
1. What social factors contribute to non-compliance in community directed treatment with Ivermectin?
2. Are there programmatic factors that can contribute for non-compliance and impact the program?