In September 2015, the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas announced that onchocerciasis only remained in a remote region on the border of Brazil and Venezuela.
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In September 2015, the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas announced that onchocerciasis only remained in a remote region on the border of Brazil and Venezuela.
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A 2012 Cochrane review found weak evidence suggesting that ivermectin could result in the reduction of chorioretinal lesions and prevent loss of vision in people with onchocerciasis.
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Onchocerciasis or " river blindness, " a endemic in the area, albeit with a low incidence; malaria and yellow fever transmission are also possible.
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Clinical trials have demonstrated the successful reduction of " Wolbachia " and microfilariae in onchocerciasis and " W . bancrofti " infected patients.
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He was a prime mover in a large clinical trial in Nigeria that demonstrated the safely and efficacy of ivermectin in the prevention of blindness from onchocerciasis.
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Onchocerciasis is a water-borne disease that causes severe itching, rashes and patchy loss of skin pigmentation, and _ in its severest form-blindness.
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The World Health Organization says its dlrs 550 million West African program to control river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, is being wound up in 2002.
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WHO proposes to replace the so-called Onchocerciasis Control Program, which was introduced in West Africa in the 1970s, with a more general watchdog organization.
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Mass drug administration is considered a possible method for eradication, especially for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and trachoma, although drug resistance is a potential problem.
