ONCHOCERCIASIS IN ECUADOR - THE SITUATION IN 1989
ONCHOCERCIASIS IN ECUADOR - THE SITUATION IN 1989
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DOI：
10.1590/s0074-02761992000300011
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发表时间：
1992-07-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
SHELLEY, AJ
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作者：
GUDERIAN, RH;SHELLEY, AJ
详细介绍了在厄瓜多尔北部进行的最近一次调查（1989年）中盘尾丝虫病的流行率。由于受感染个体的迁移和高效媒介的存在，该病已大大加剧和扩散。将这些数据与1982/83年和1986年进行的前两次调查的数据进行比较并与昆虫学调查结果相关联，突出了在目前无盘尾丝虫病的地区形成新的疫源地的危险。建议在最近或可能受该病影响的地区进行进一步昆虫学研究，这些地区的潜在病媒未知或与圣地亚哥重点地区登记的病媒不同。提倡在特定地区使用伊维菌素治疗并进行当地病媒控制，以将该病降低到对公共卫生重要性较低的水平。
Details are given of the prevalence rates of onchocerciasis from the most recent surveys (1989) conducted in northern Ecuador. The disease has intensified and dispersed considerably due to migration of infected individuals and the presence of a highly efficient vector. Comparison of these data with those from two previous surveys carried out in 1982/83 and 1986 and correlated with entomological findings highlight the danger of the formation of new foci of onchocerciasis in areas currently free of the disease. Recommendations are made for further entomological studies in areas either recently or likely to be affected by the disease where potential vectors are unknown or different to those registered in the Santiago focus. Ivermectin treatment with local vector control in specific areas is advocated to reduce the disease to a low level of public health importance.