Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview

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Anthony J. Shelley¹ 

[1] ,The Natural History Museum Biomedical Sciences Theme Department of EntomologyLondon,UK

关键词: Onchocerciasis;    Filariasis;    Simuliidae;    Yanomámi Indians;    South American Indians;    Oncocercose;    Filariose;    Simuliidae;    Yanomámi;    Índios Sul-Americanos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2002000500009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Human onchocerciasis was recently discovered in Brazil among Yanomámi Indians living along the border region with Venezuela in the States of Amazonas and Roraima. The article reports on the history of the disease's discovery, its distribution, and incrimination of vector simuliid species. The literature that has been generated on the parasite, its vectors, and control of the disease is critically analyzed as well as the organization of epidemiological surveys and the control program developed by the Brazilian government and an international agency. Suggestions for future work are made.

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