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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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JCCF: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms · 12 September 2022 English
Previously, from 2016-2018, I was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the department of Anthropology and the department of Environmental & Global Health. [...] During the …
research to increase MDA coverage in Benin for Onchocerciasis. COR-NTD/USAID/DFID, $300,000 2019 Co-PI. Determining …
Santé et Services sociaux Québec · 7 January 2020 French
Décembre 2019 3 Lignes directrices pour le contrôle de la pédiculose du cuir chevelu dans les écoles et les services de garde éducatifs à l’enfance 1.4 INFESTATION Bien que l’infestation …
Ivermectin—Do They Occur beyond the Indication of Onchocerciasis? Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018; 98(2):382388. https://www …
RDI: Rural Development Institute · 13 May 2019 English
Why this research is important Diseases caused by parasites threaten the lives of nearly prevent the establishment of stages in the hosts, or 80% of the world’s human population; about …
major parasitic infections of to treat human onchocerciasis for over 35 years) has humans has not been …
SCBD: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity · 4 June 2015 English
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization (WHO) …
neglected tropical diseases such as trachoma, onchocerciasis (Hotez and Kamath 2009), Altered waterways … resulting in increased risk of transmission of onchocerciasis and economic losses to the cattle industry …
CAEP: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians · 2014 French
Malaria 5.5 Schistosomiasis 52.2 Hookworm 6.6 Onchocerciasis 4.0 I am not sure 31.8 Case 2: A refugee is … gaps 2014;16(6) 465 CJEM N JCMU c. Hookworm d. Onchocerciasis e. I am not sure 2. A refugee is sent to your …
Canadian Council for International Cooperation · 22 April 2013 English
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PAGE 46 $15,500,000 38 African Program for Onchocerciasis Control Phase III 2009 2015 World Bank $674 …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 21 August 2012
One of its major programming areas supports the development of a comprehensive legal, regulatory and citizen action framework for the purpose of protecting the quality and quantity of freshwater resources …
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Centre for Social Innovation and Impact Investing · 4 August 2010 English
"The aim of this project was to develop a financial model for valuing economic loss caused by neglected diseases prevalent in developing countries. Treatments are available for these diseases but …
drug treatment for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. TRENDS in Parasitology 19, 11, 515-522 35 … org/wiki/Diethylcarbamazine 118 Duke B. O. L. (1972) Onchocerciasis. British Medical Bulletin 28, 1, 66-71 119 …
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services · 2 June 2010 English
to GARs, to contribute to the literature on initial medical Refugees of all ages who experience traumatic events such as assessments processes for refugees and immigrants and inform forced migration, …
as intestinal parasites, Hepatitis B and C, onchocerciasis also contribute to anemia among immigrants …
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health · 13 May 2009 English
Field Name Field Description 1 System Name the name of the system 2 Purpose the purpose of the system 3 Location the location of the system, systems entered into the …
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