"Slash and Clear", a Community-Based Vector Control Method to Reduce Onchocerciasis Transmission by in Maridi, South Sudan: A Prospective Study.

Background: High ongoing transmission was recently documented in Maridi County, South Sudan. To complement community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) as the main onchocerciasis control strategy, we initiated a community-based vector control method "slash and clear" at the Maridi dam, a s.l.