Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:healthcare_organization
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Person
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| gptkbp:caused_by |
gptkb:Onchocerca_volvulus
|
| gptkbp:communication |
blackflies
|
| gptkbp:controls |
gptkb:African_Programme_for_Onchocerciasis_Control
health education monitoring and evaluation collaboration with local governments partnerships with NG Os community-directed treatment |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
gptkb:Simulium_species
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| gptkbp:current_use |
tropical diseases
lymphatic filariasis |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_C._Campbell
1930s |
| gptkbp:distribution |
tropical regions
|
| gptkbp:healthcare |
global health issue
neglected tropical disease affects millions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Onchocerciasis
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| gptkbp:impact |
public health
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
gptkb:river_blindness
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| gptkbp:is_popular_in |
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa |
| gptkbp:is_protected_by |
vector control
mass drug administration |
| gptkbp:lifespan |
complex life cycle
|
| gptkbp:research |
genetic studies
epidemiological studies public health interventions socioeconomic impact studies clinical trials for new treatments community health studies immunology studies drug resistance studies vector biology studies ongoing research for vaccine |
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
|
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
risk factors
serological tests community transmission skin snip examination endemic areas |
| gptkbp:symptoms |
dermatitis
itching skin rashes vision impairment nodules under the skin corneal opacity debilitating itching sight loss |
| gptkbp:treatment |
supportive care
antiparasitic drugs surgery for cataracts ivermectin |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Black_Flies
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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