The near-universal socio-economic and psychological burden of onchocerciasis in endemic communities of Bo District, Sierra Leone: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> : Onchocerciasis (river blindness) persists in Bo District, Sierra Leone, despite decades of ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA). Previous programmatic efforts prioritized parasitological and ocular outcomes. The socio-economic and psychological burden within affected communities remains poorly quantified. We quantified the magnitude and multidimen...

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• Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
• Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
• Parasites and Host Interactions
• Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
• Poxvirus research and outbreaks
• Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
• Trypanosoma species research and implications
• Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

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95721677-ba13-587b-9d61-6faec62bda5f

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10028311/v1