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1793280

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
To control the vector S. damnosum s.l., the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP) uses larvicides which are sprayed mainly by air. Despite the more or less reversible resistance of some species of the S. damnosum complex to the organophosphorus compounds (temephos and chlorphoxim), the Programme has succeeded in finding effective replacement insecticides. These larvicides, which are used in rotation, taking into account the river discharges, blackfly species present, and their susceptibility to the different insecticides, have made it possible to maintain the good results obtained by the Programme. Through vector control alone, OCP has been able to bring the disease under control in more than 90% of the initial area. Resettlement is taking place on the fertile lands which were formerly deserted because of onchocerciasis and many socioeconomic development projects are currently being carried out. The extensions made towards the western and the southern parts of the Programme area and the use of ivermectin, a microfilaricide, will enable these results to be improved further.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0772-4128
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Evaluation of control measures against Simuliidae in the framework of the OCP (Onchocerciasis Control Program)].
pubmed:affiliation
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Programme de Lutte contre l'Onchocercose en Afrique de l'Ouest, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract