Thomson Lakwo

After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight

Moses N. Katabarwa, Thomson Lakwo, Peace Habomugisha et al. · International Health · 2017 · 186 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +16

Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Wadelai Focus of Northwestern Uganda Has Been Interrupted and the Disease Eliminated

Moses N. Katabarwa, Frank Walsh, Peace Habomugisha et al. · Journal of Parasitology Research · 2012 · 76 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17

Detection of Onchocerca volvulus in Skin Snips by Microscopy and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction: Implications for Monitoring and Evaluation Activities

Elizabeth A. Thiele, Vitaliano Cama, Thomson Lakwo et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2016 · 73 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Serosurveillance to Monitor Onchocerciasis Elimination: The Ugandan Experience

David Oguttu, Edson Byamukama, Charles R. Katholi et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2013 · 68 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17

From river blindness to river epilepsy: Implications for onchocerciasis elimination programmes

Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Adrian Hopkins et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019 · 63 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurology, Epilepsy +6