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Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.). These blackflies breed along fast-flowing rivers and streams, close to remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture.
Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.). These blackflies breed along fast-flowing rivers and streams, close to remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture.
Onchocerciasis is caused by infection with a filarial nematode (Onchocerca volvulus) transmitted by infected blackflies (Simulium spp.) that breed in fast-flowing rivers and streams.
One of the main priorities of the global programme to eliminate onchocerciasis (also called river blindness) is to complete a pilot elimination mapping strategy which aims to accurately identify transmission of the disease wherever it occurs. Previous mapping efforts focused on identifying areas with the highest burden of symptomatic disease.
Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is one of the diseases targeted for elimination by WHO in the group of 20 diseases known as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The WHO road map on neglected tropical diseases, 2021–2030, developed with extensive global consultation, sets ambitious targets to be attained through 3 strategic shifts. The first is stronger accountability, by shifting from ...
Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerciasis is called river blindness because the blackflies, of the genus Simulium, that transmit the infection, live and breed along rivers and streams in areas where there is fast-moving water and because infection with the parasite can result in vision loss and blindness ...
A report on onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) shows continued global progress towards achieving interruption of transmission of the disease. Data captured during 2019 show that more than 153 million people received treatment through large-scale medicine distribution in areas at risk for transmission. Furthermore, due to the successful completion of past rounds of treatments and ...
Human onchocerciasis – also known as river blindness – is a parasitic disease caused by infection with the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. The parasite is transmitted by blackflies (Simulium spp.) that breed in fast-flowing rivers and streams, mostly in remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture.
River blindness mostly affects people living in isolated and underserved rural communities in some of the world’s poorest regions. The infection is spread by black flies that live near fast-flowing rivers; it causes severe skin irritation, itching and, eventually, irreversible blindness.
A new WHO network is aiming to ensure that onchocerciasis will soon be gone, in line with the targets set out in the 2030 Road map for neglected tropical diseases.