About the Authors
- Luc E. Coffeng
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* E-mail: l.coffeng@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Wilma A. Stolk
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Achim Hoerauf
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Affiliation Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
- Dik Habbema
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Roel Bakker
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Adrian D. Hopkins
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Affiliation Mectizan Donation Program, 325 Swanton Way, Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States of America
- Sake J. de Vlas
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: ADH is the director of the Mectizan Donation Program, which funded the research to answer the questions discussed in the research in order to decide on policy. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LEC WAS SJdV. Performed the experiments: LEC. Analyzed the data: LEC WAS SJdV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB. Wrote the paper: LEC WAS A. Hoerauf DH RB A. Hopkins SJdV. Contributed to discussion about mechanics of the effect of ivermectin on adult Onchocerca volvulus worms, and how this can be implemented in the ONCHOSIM model: LEC WAS A. Hoerauf DH A. Hopkins.