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Significant reduction of blackfly densities in persistent onchocerciasis area following pilot implementation of an environment friendly approach (Slash and Clear)
The effectiveness of the “Slash and Clear” method in reducing blackfly populations in low transmission areas is established, but its impact in high...
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Structure and diversity of blackfly assemblages in the Luvuvhu River system, South Africa in response to changing environmental gradients
Blackflies are amongst the most abundant and diverse group of aquatic insects globally, being rarely absent from rivers, their distributions are...
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Blackfly Larvae (Simulium spp.) Can Intensify Methylmercury Biomagnification in Boreal Food Webs
Global pollution of mercury (Hg) threatens ecosystem and human health. We measured total Hg (THg) and monomethylmercury (MMHg) concentrations in...
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Blood parasites in vectors reveal a united blackfly community in the upper canopy
BackgroundThe behaviour of blood-sucking arthropods is a crucial determinant of blood protozoan distribution and hence of host-parasite coevolution,...
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Blackfly fever and dermatitis caused by Simulium kiritshenkoi: a human case report in Iran
BackgroundBesides the considerable role of blackflies to the transmission of many disease agents, these flies considered as annoying biting pests of...
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Contribution to the Blackfly Fauna (Diptera: Simuliidae) of North Ossetia–Alania
AbstractThe records of 15 species of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania are given. Prosimulium anatoliense and Simulium...
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The Biodiversity of Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Brazil: New Distribution Records and Updated Checklist
Currently, according to the most recent Simuliidae World Inventory, there are 97 valid species of blackflies recorded in Brazil, some of which act as...
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Identification, pathogenesis and compatibility of Aschersonia aleyrodis (Webber) with selected fungicides and insecticides
Naturally, citrus blackfly mycosis nymphs were observed in citrus orchard in the vicinity of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the fungus colony...
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Pests of Betelvine and Their Management
Serious pests of betelvine include the shoot bug Disphinctus (=Pachypeltis) politus, P. maesarum and P. humeralis, Blackfly Aleurocanthus rugosa and...
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Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Mbam valley of Cameroon following 16 years of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin, and the description of a new cytotype of Simulium squamosum
BackgroundThe onchocerciasis focus surrounding the lower Mbam and Sanaga rivers, where Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by Simulium damnosum s.l....
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Onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis is commonly known as “river blindness.” This eye and skin disease is caused by filaria (worm) Onchocerca volvulus, which is...
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Ecological assessment of Black Fly (Simuliumdamnosum, Sensulato) breeding sites in two tributaries of Ogun river, Ogun state, Nigeria
Onchocerciasis is a disease transmitted by blackfly vector of the genus Simuliumdamnosum complex having public and socio-economic consequences. The...
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Onchocerciasis Part 2: Elimination
The International Task Force for Disease Eradication (ITFDE) defines elimination as the reduction to zero of the incidence of infection caused by a...
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Onchocerciasis Part I
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a dermic filariasis caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. The disease is found in 30 African...
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Multimodal Dataset for Localization, Map** and Crop Monitoring in Citrus Tree Farms
In this work we introduce the CitrusFarm dataset, a comprehensive multimodal sensory dataset collected by a wheeled mobile robot operating in...
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Dynamic insights into malaria–onchocerciasis co-disease transmission: mathematical modeling, basic reproduction number and sensitivity analysis
Onchocerciasis and malaria stand as prominent vector-borne diseases, posing significant global health challenges in tropical regions. This study...
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Disease perception, impacts and co** strategies for onchocerciasis in Southeast Nigeria: a qualitative study among patients and program managers
BackgroundOnchocerciasis is a disease of public health concern due to the devastating consequences of the disease which impacts negatively on the...
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Biting rates and relative abundance of Simulium flies under different climatic conditions in an onchocerciasis endemic community in Ghana
BackgroundKnowledge of the relative abundance and biting rates of riverine blackflies (vectors of onchocerciasis) is essential as these entomological...
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Control and coding of pupil size by hypothalamic orexin neurons
Brain orexin (hypocretin) neurons are implicated in sleep–wake switching and reward-seeking but their roles in rapid arousal dynamics and reward...
