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
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October
2021
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Location
South Sudan
Focus areas
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
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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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