Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview
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 l...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-499259c72c2d4d2fa93fba7bb78103fe2022-12-22T01:42:56ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-446418511671177S0102-311X2002000500009Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overviewAnthony J. Shelley0Natural History MuseumHuman 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000500009&lng=en&tlng=enOncocercoseFilarioseSimuliidaeYanomámiÍndios Sul-Americanos |
| spellingShingle | Anthony J. Shelley Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview Cadernos de Saúde Pública Oncocercose Filariose Simuliidae Yanomámi Índios Sul-Americanos |
| title | Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview |
| title_full | Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview |
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| title_short | Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview |
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| topic | Oncocercose Filariose Simuliidae Yanomámi Índios Sul-Americanos |
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