Fig 1.
Overview of the study design.
Table 1.
Entomological indices at different time points of collection before and after MDA.
Fig 2.
Simulium biting rate at different time points within 9 months of MDA.
Fig 3.
Infection and infective rates dynamics within 9 months of MDA.
Fig 4.
Dynamics in the MTP within 9 months of IVM-MDA.
Table 2.
Infection and infective rates by pool screening using colorimetric O-150 LAMP technology.
Table 3.
Infection and infective rates by pool screening using triplex real-time PCR.
Table 4.
Comparison of infection and infective rates using microscopy, colorimetric LAMP and triplex real-time PCR.
Fig 5.
Infection rates dynamics for O. volvulus by microscopy, LAMP and PCR.
Fig 6.
Map of Mbam drainage basin showing the river system and Biatsotsa village where blackflies were collected.
This map was created using a Qgis (Qgis version 2.18.11) software.
Fig 7.
A = View of the Mbam River at Bafia (Biatsotsa) during the dry season with an important water discharge (Source; author). B = Developmental stages (instars) of the Simulium larvae on vegetation in River Mbam at the study site; identified using Crosskey [34].