About the Authors

Abel Eigege

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Alphonsus Kal

† Deceased.

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Emmanuel Miri

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Adamu Sallau

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

John Umaru

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Hayward Mafuyai

Affiliation University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Yohanna S. Chuwang

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Goshit Danjuma

Affiliation Plateau State Ministry of Health, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Jacob Danboyi

Affiliation Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Solomon E. Adelamo

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Bulus S. Mancha

Affiliation The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Bridget Okoeguale

Affiliation Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

Amy E. Patterson

Affiliation The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lindsay Rakers

lrakers@emory.edu

Affiliation The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Frank O. Richards

Affiliation The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) provided the donation of albendazole, and Merck & Co. and the Mectizan Donation Program provided ivermectin. Financial support for some of this work was provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Lions Clubs International Foundation SightFirst, GSK, and the WHO/World Bank African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS NTDs policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AE FOR EM. Performed the experiments: AS JU SEA BSM. Analyzed the data: AE AK JU HM BSM AEP LR FOR YSC. Wrote the paper: AE AEP LR FOR. Facilitated implementation of work: GD JD BO.