Why COVID-19 is not so spread in Africa: How does Ivermectin affect it? Hisaya Tanioka, Sayaka Tanioka, Kimitaka Kaga

 

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.26.21254377v1.full.pdf

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.26.21254377v1

Posted March 26, 2021

Why COVID-19 is not so spread in Africa: How does Ivermectin affect it?
Hisaya Tanioka, Sayaka Tanioka, Kimitaka Kaga
 

https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.26.21254377

Conclusions

The morbidity and mortality in the onchocerciasis endemic countries are lesser than those in the non-endemic ones.

The community-directed onchocerciasis treatment with ivermectin is the most reasonable explanation for the decrease in morbidity and fatality rate in Africa.

In areas where ivermectin is distributed to and used by the entire population, it leads to a significant reduction in mortality.