From river blindness control to elimination:bridge over troubled water

作     者：Robert Colebunders Maria-Gloria Basanez Katja Siling Rory J.Post Anke Rotsaert Bruno Mmbando Patrick Suykerbuyk Adrian Hopkins Colebunders Robert;Basáñez Maria-Gloria;Siling Katja;Post Rory J.;Rotsaert Anke;Mmbando Bruno;Suykerbuyk Patrick;Hopkins Adrian

作者机构：Global Health InstituteUniversity of AntwerpAntwerpBelgium London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease ResearchImperial College LondonLondonUK Institute of Tropical MedicineAntwerpBelgium London School of Hygiene&Tropical MedicineLondonUK Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK National Institute for Medical ResearchTangaTanzania Neglected and Disabling diseases of Poverty ConsultantGravesendKentUK 

出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第7卷第1期

页      面：215-229页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 07[理学] 09[农学] 

基　　金：RC received funding for his work from the European Research Council(ERC grant No.671055) MGB thanks the Wellcome Trust(grants Nos.085133/Z/08/Z and 092677/Z/10/Z) The funders had no role in the writing of the manuscript or the decision to publish 

主　　题：Onchocerciasis Control Elimination Monitoring&evaluation Community drug distributors Epilepsy Prevalence Incidence 

摘      要：Background:An estimated 25 million people are currently infected with onchocerciasis(a parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by Simulium vectors),and 99%of these are in sub-Saharan *** African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control closed in December 2015 and the World Health Organization has established a new structure,the Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases for the coordination of technical support for activities focused on five neglected tropical diseases in Africa,including onchocerciasis ***:In this paper we argue that despite the delineation of a reasonably well-defined elimination strategy,its implementation will present particular difficulties in *** aim to highlight these in an attempt to ensure that they are well understood and that effective plans can be laid to solve them by the countries concerned and their international ***:A specific concern is the burden of disease caused by onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in hyperendemic zones situated in countries experiencing difficulties in strengthening their onchocerciasis control *** difficulties should be identified and programmes supported during the transition from morbidity control to interruption of transmission and elimination.