PPT-Onchocerciasis

River Blindness Amanda Kramer WHAT IS RIVER BLINDNESS A neglected tropical diseased caused by the worm Onchocerca volvulus and carried by Simulium blackflies that can result in skin damage and blindness. One hundred twenty million people in 37 countries are at risk with almost 37 million currently infected Infection causes intense itching dis57374guring skin lesions called leopard or lizard skin and eye disease that can result in blindness A single . . 1. Dr. Ambrose . Onapa. . NTDCP/RTI. (ENVISION) . 2. LF VICTIMS AMURIA DISTRICT. NTDs targeted by NTDCP:-. Bilharzias (Schistosomiasis) . Intestinal Worms/STH . Lymphatic Filariasis (LF). River blindness (Onchocerciasis). . Margaret S. McMillan. Department of Economics, Tufts University. http://margaretsmcmillan.com/. William A. Masters. Department of Food and Nutrition Policy, Tufts University. http://sites.tufts.edu/willmasters. Onchocerciasis(RiverBlindness) Loaloayoung Fieldworkisdicult RAPLOAcalibration Fitlinearrelationshiponlogitscaleandback-transform BIO.62. Onchocerciasis. (River . Blindness). http://. www.icp.ucl.ac.be. /~. opperd. /parasites/images/. worms.jpg. Most victims are in . sub-Saharan Africa. http://. www.who.int. /. mediacentre. /factsheets/. River Blindness, a parasitic disease, is the second leading infectious cause of blindness. .. A Short History. 1875. : John O’Neill first reports the presence of microfilaria in . Onchocerciasis. patients in Ghana. Blindess. ”. the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness. Pooja Makam. Prevalence!. 95% of cases occur within 30 African countries!. 17.7 . Million INFECTED!. 40% of cases are in Nigeria!!!. ). Presented by . Ijedinma. . Abanobi. , M.P.H Student. PUBH 6165-3 Environmental Health . Walden University. Instructor: Dr. Patrick . Tschida. . Fall, 2011. Topic Presentation Outline. This presentation is aimed at educating community leaders and the Nigerian government of the impact of . . Presented by:. . Berhane Chiche . . MPH Student . Environmental Health-PUBH 6165 - 5. . Instructor: Dr. . Raymond . Thron. Summer Qtr. 2014. Walden University. . . . . Introduction . EPTEMBER 2018 ��*We appreciate the support of the donors listed here, whose funding was utilized in 2017for the activitiesdescribed in these proceedings. Donors to The Carter Center Riv versus . ivermectin. alone for treatment of patients with onchocerciasis. Ayokunle Abegunde, Richard Ahuja, Nkem Okafor. Issue . 1. , 2016. A presentation to:. Meeting name. Date. Table of Contents. 1. . ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL & ELIMINATION: . LESSONS LEARNT AND . OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. Mectizan Donation Program. 25. th. year Anniversary Lecture. 9. th. General Assembly, IAPB. Hyderabad, 19 September 2012. (presented from . Gulu. Regional Referral Hospital). October 26, 2018. Nodding Syndrome . Outbreak of a mysterious neurological disease among children in Northern Uganda 1997 . –. 2013. D. uring a time of humanitarian crises . . Margaret S. McMillan. Department of Economics, Tufts University. http://margaretsmcmillan.com/. William A. Masters. Department of Food and Nutrition Policy, Tufts University. http://sites.tufts.edu/willmasters.