“Slash and Clear”: A Community-Based Vector Control Method to Reduce Onchocerciasis Transmission
S. Raimon, T. L. Lakwo, W. J. Sebit, J. M. Siewe Fodjo, P. Alinda, J. Y. Carter, R. J. Post, R. Colebunders
15
October
2021
Output type
Journal article
Location
South Sudan
Focus areas
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
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Programme
Humanitarian Research
Organisations
Amref Health Africa
High ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission (the parasite causing onchocerciasis) was recently documented in Maridi County, South Sudan. To complement community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) as the main onchocerciasis control strategy, this study team also initiated a community-based vector control method “slash and clear” at the Maridi dam, a breeding site for blackflies that transmit the disease.
The “slash and clear” method was found to be an effective and cheap community-based method to reduce blackfly biting rates. When repeated at least annually together with a high CDTI coverage, this intervention has the potential to considerably accelerate onchocerciasis elimination.
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