@misc{misc, author = {World Health Organization }, title = {Report on the fourth meeting of the WHO Onchocerciasis Technical Advisory Subgroup}, abstract = {
The fourth meeting of the Onchocerciasis Technical Advisory Subgroup (OTS) of the World Health Organization (WHO) was held virtually on 28{\textendash}29 October 2020. The meeting reviewed some important issues and approved recommendations on (i) the Ov16 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for decisions on stopping mass drug administration (MDA) and mapping elimination of onchocerciasis; (ii) integrated evaluations for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF); (iii) country feedback on onchocerciasis elimination; and (iv) updates on the black fly diagnostic initiative, dried blood spot (DBS) rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and on the draft entomological manual for onchocerciasis elimination programmes.
}, year = {2021}, publisher = {World Health Organization}, address = {Geneva}, url = {https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/348383/9789240037977-eng.pdf?sequence=1}, language = {eng}, }