Biology and control of human onchocerciasis / Ed Cupp.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Cupp, Eddie Wayne, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals as carriers of disease.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (47 min., 23 sec.) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks Ltd, 2021.

System Details:

video file

Contents:

Introduction

Lifecyle of Onchocerca volvulus

Distribution of human onchocerciasis

Adult worms

Microfilarial stage

Degree of infection can be determined by skin examination

Black fly life cycle

Transmission of the parasite

Transmission

Transmission indices

Important vectors of O. volvulus in Africa & Yemen

Important vectors of O. volvulus in The Americas

Ocular pathology due to onchocerciasis

Blindness - at risk populations

Blindness - exposure

Blindness - socio-economic effects

Robles disease in The Americas

Control of river blindness

Nodulectomy by lay surgeons

Vector control

Kenya

Vector control - OCP

Difficulties of the OCP

Successes of the OCP

Emergence of ivermectin as a control measure

Safety and efficacy of ivermectin

Results of other in-depth studies - clinical

Results of other in-depth studies - operational

Control of onchocerciasis is now based on use of ivermectin (Mectizan®)

Development of regional programs: The Americas

Clinical outcomes of OEPA

Stages of evaluating the parasite population

Revised WHO guidelines

Transmission status in 2020

Development of regional programs: Africa

APOC goals

Summary: Progress and needs

The future: What next?

A hybrid approach - MDP and vector control

Acknowledgements.

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