Onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma.The parasite worm is spread by the bites of a black fly of the Simulium type. Usually, many bites are required before infection occurs. These flies live near rivers, hence the common name of the disease. Once inside a person, the worms create larvae that make their way out to the skin, where they can infect the next black fly …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 29 November 2024 English
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tropicales négligées Onchocerciasis https://www.who.int/health-topics/onchocerciasis#tab=tab_1 Onchocercose …
WHO: World Health Organization · 26 November 2024 English
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lower respiratory infections, 5) HIV/AIDS, 6) onchocerciasis, 7) congenital defects, 8) sexually transmitted …
WHO: World Health Organization · 25 November 2024 English
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life cycle and the blackfly larvae vectors of onchocerciasis can also be targeted in aquatic habitats. The …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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trypanosomiasis Acoziborole 320 mg ODF Scabies and onchocerciasis L-praziquantel 150 mg ODT Emodepside L-praziquantel …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 November 2024 English
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schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis carry a larger disease burden than other NTDs … human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), scabies, onchocerciasis and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). KEY MESSAGES … schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis have, in comparison, a larger disease burden … human African trypanosomiasis, scabies and onchocerciasis, and visceral leishmaniasis (9). Table 1 below … Scabies and onchocerciasis Ivermectin 1 mg or 1.5 mg ODT (to be confirmed) Emodepside (onchocerciasis) Moxidectin …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 November 2024 French
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tropicales négligées Onchocerciasis https://www.who.int/health-topics/onchocerciasis#tab=tab_1 Onchocercose …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 October 2024 English
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Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2023–2024 Introduction Onchocerciasis, more commonly … adult worms, forming nodules under the skin. Onchocerciasis is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, where … responsible for most of the symptoms associated with onchocerciasis. As they move through the skin, they cause … OCTOBER 2024 The most devastating consequence of onchocerciasis is, however, on the eyes. When microfilariae … eventu- ally blindness. It is estimated that onchocerciasis is the second leading infectious cause of …
WHO: World Health Organization · 11 October 2024
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No 41 577 Contents 577 Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2023–2024 Sommaire 577 Élimination … Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2023–2024 Introduction Onchocerciasis, more commonly … adult worms, forming nodules under the skin. Onchocerciasis is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, where … responsible for most of the symptoms associated with onchocerciasis. As they move through the skin, they cause … OCTOBER 2024 The most devastating consequence of onchocerciasis is, however, on the eyes. When microfilariae …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 October 2024 English
xvi, 174 p.
for other diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, onchocerciasis • Inadequacy of the national technical platform …
WHO: World Health Organization · 4 October 2024 French
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opportunity for synergy. Not only STH but also onchocerciasis serology can be added to the TAS platform … surveys (iTAS) of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in Cross River, Taraba and Yobe States, Nigeria … surveys (iTAS) of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in Cross River, Taraba and Yobe States, Nigeria …
