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7866050

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
The control of blackfly is based on larvicide spraying in rivers where the insects breed and their larval stages are vulnerable. The first technique for large-scale operations, consists of using aircraft in the same way as for mosquito control and crop protection operations. The second technique, which will be discussed in this paper, consists of ground treatment of rivers, either directly with a container or with a spraying pump or by boat spraying insecticide in cross strip. In areas of West Africa where onchocerciasis is still prevalent, ground treatment is done to support aerial operations and to a lesser extent to control nuisance in areas where the endemicity of the disease is low. In onchocerciasis-freed zones, control of blackfly aims only at suppressing the nuisance in order to enhance the socio-economic development in areas at unfair disadvantage. This distinction is important for determining the responsibilities of various groups. Vector control to interrupt the transmission of onchocerciasis is the mandate of OCP while the control of nuisance is the responsibility, depending on the circumstances, of the private sector, the government and/or village communities. In this paper, we have attempted to highlight the objectives of such treatments, the responsibilities of various groups and the prospects in West African countries located in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme area. We also present the situation of ground larviciding in countries outside the Programme, in temperate as well as tropical conditions, in order to provide some basis for the development of ground treatment strategies in the OCP area.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0037-9085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Importance and role of spreading larvicides on the soil in river beds for the control program against onchocerciasis in west Africa].
pubmed:affiliation
OMS/OCP, BP 2279 Bamako, Mali.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review