Human onchocerciasis in Brazil: an overview

ABSTRACT

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. (AU)