Treatments for Onchocerca volvulus
Usage/Drug -- Adult Dose -- Pediatric dose
To kill microfilariae:

• ivermectin 150 mcg/kg orally in one dose every 6 months

• 150 mcg/kg orally in one dose every 6 months
  To kill macrofilariae:

• doxycycline* 200 mg orally daily for 6 weeks

• 200 mg orally daily for 6 weeks

• Doxycycline is not standard therapy, but several studies support its use and safety. Treatment with ivermectin should be given one week prior to treatment with doxycycline in order to provide symptom relief to the patient. If the patient cannot tolerate 200 mg PO daily of doxycycline, 100mg PO daily is sufficient to sterilize female Onchocerca