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RAPLOA (Rapid Assessment Procedure for loiasis), a newly developed rapid assessment procedure for loiasis that relates the prevalence of key clinical manifestation of loiasis (history of eye worm) to the level of endemicity of the infection (prevalence of high intensity), is a very useful tool to identify areas at potential risk of <jats:italic>L. loa<\/jats:italic> post ivermectin treatment encephalopathy. In a perspective of treatment decision making in areas of co-endemicity of loiasis\/onchocerciasis, it would be advantageous (both in time and cost savings) for national onchocerciasis control programmes to use RAPLOA and the Rapid epidemiologic assessment for onchocerciasis (REA), in combination in given surveys. Since each of the two rapid assessment tools have their own specificities, the workability of combining the two methods needed to be tested.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>We worked in 10 communities of a forest area presumed co-endemic for loiasis and onchocerciasis in the North-West Province of Cameroon where the mass-treatment with ivermectin had not been carried out. A four-step approach was used and comprised: (i) generating data on the prevalence and intensity of loiasis and onchocerciasis in an area where such information is scarce; (ii) testing the relationship between the <jats:italic>L. loa<\/jats:italic> microfilaraemia prevalence and the RAPLOA prevalence, (iii) testing the relationship between the <jats:italic>O. volvulus<\/jats:italic> microfiladermia prevalence and the REA prevalence, (iv) testing the workability of combining RAPLOA\/REA by study teams in which a single individual can perform the interview for RAPLOA and the nodule palpation for REA.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>The microfilaraemia prevalence of loiasis in communities ranged from 3.6% to 14.3%. 6 (0.61%) individuals had <jats:italic>L. loa<\/jats:italic> microfilarial loads above 8000 mf\/ml but none of them attained 30,000 mf\/ml, the threshold value above which the risk of developing neurologic SAE after ivermectin treatment is very high. None of the communities surveyed had RAPLOA prevalence above 40%. All the communities had microfiladermia prevalence above 60%. The microfiladermia results could be confirmed by the rapid epidemiologic method (nodule palpation), with all the 10 communities having REA prevalence above 20%. For the first time, this study has demonstrated that the two rapid assessment procedures for loiasis and onchocerciasis can be carried out simultaneously by a survey team, in which a single individual can administer the questionnaire for RAPLOA and perform the nodule palpation for REA.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>This study has: (i) Revealed that the Momo valley of the North West province of Cameroon is hyperendemic for onchocerciasis, but is of lower level of endemicity for <jats:italic>L. loa<\/jats:italic>. (ii) Confirmed the previous relationships established between RAPLOA and the <jats:italic>L. loa<\/jats:italic> microfilaraemia prevalence in one hand and between the REA and the <jats:italic>O. volvulus<\/jats:italic> microfiladermia prevalence in another hand (iii) Shown that RAPLOA and REA could be used simultaneously for the evaluation of loiasis and onchocerciasis endemicity in areas targeted by the African Programme for onchocerciasis Control for community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI).<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1475-2883-4-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,4,8]],"date-time":"2005-04-08T06:57:49Z","timestamp":1112943469000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Combined Utilisation of Rapid Assessment Procedures for Loiasis (RAPLOA) and Onchocerciasis (REA) in Rain forest Villages of Cameroon"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Samuel","family":"Wanji","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicholas","family":"Tendongfor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mathias","family":"Esum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siker SJ","family":"Yundze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark J","family":"Taylor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Enyong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,4,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"39_CR1","volume-title":"TDR\/FT\/RP\/96.1 WHO Geneva","author":"TDR","year":"1996","unstructured":"TDR: Community directed treatment with ivermectin: Report of a Multi-country study. 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