Onchocerciasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年1月11日 · Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.) that breed in fast-flowing rivers and streams, mostly in remote villages located near fertile land where people rely on agriculture.
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年12月4日 · 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: diagnostic target product profile to support …
2021年6月9日 · Onchocerciasis is also hypothesized to lead to neurological disorders including epilepsy (Chesnais, 2020), nodding syndrome (Geelhand de Merxem, 2020) and stunted growth. One of the challenges posed by the current diagnostics is the difficulty of comparing epidemiological data obtained with different techniques, i.e. skin biopsies, versus rapid ...
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Although most onchocerciasis occurs in sub-Saharan Africa, the infection also occurs in Yemen and two out of six original endemic countries in Latin America (the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Brazil). In the Africa Region, the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP) operated from 1974 to 2002.
Verifying the elimination of onchocerciasis - World Health …
Certification of onchocerciasis elimination is the official recognition by WHO of a country’s onchocerciasis-free status. WHO has developed a framework for the control, elimination and eradication of NTDs that outlines a standardized process for reviewing and confirming the achievement of the NTD road map targets.
Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE)
On 30 January 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO), Member States and partners, launched the Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE) to accelerate progress towards onchocerciasis elimination targets set in the …
盘尾丝虫病 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年1月11日 · 世界卫生组织盘尾丝虫病实况报道，提供了有关盘尾丝虫病的重要事实，包括其迹象和症状、地理分布、预防和治疗，以及世卫组织的应对工作等方面的信息。
Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2021
2022年11月18日 · 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 …
Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2023–2024
2024年10月11日 · At least 249.5 million people in 28 countries require interventions to eliminate onchocerciasis. This total does not include people living in areas in which transmission status is unknown. By 2024, MDA had been stopped in 221 implementation units (IU) that had been previously affected by active transmission, with 18.8 million people requiring preventive …
Guidelines for stopping mass drug administration and verifying ...
2016年1月1日 · First evidence-based guidelines developed by NTD Department according to the international standards. They provide a set of recommendations that would guide national programme managers in collaboration with their respective oversight committees on when to stop mass drug administration (MDA) and conduct post-treatment surveillance (PTS) activities for a …