Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:healthcare_organization
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Carter_Center's_Global_Health_Initiatives
|
| gptkbp:affects |
millions of people
permanent blindness |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
poverty
|
| gptkbp:caused_by |
gptkb:Onchocerca_volvulus
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
international organizations
Elimination of river blindness |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
economic burden
educational disruption increased vulnerability |
| gptkbp:controls |
gptkb:African_Programme_for_Onchocerciasis_Control
|
| gptkbp:coordinates |
environmental management
Simulium blackflies |
| gptkbp:current_use |
lymphatic filariasis
|
| gptkbp:distribution |
tropical regions
|
| gptkbp:healthcare |
gptkb:World_Health_Organization
neglected tropical disease mass drug administration |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
discovered in 19th century
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
river blindness
|
| gptkbp:is_protected_by |
ivermectin treatment
|
| gptkbp:native_to |
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Politician gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Cameroon |
| gptkbp:participating_teams |
gender inequality
health disparities |
| gptkbp:public_awareness |
community education
|
| gptkbp:research_areas |
genetic studies
epidemiology vector biology drug resistance |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
treatment efficacy
|
| gptkbp:risk_factor |
lack of access to healthcare
malnutrition poor sanitation living near rivers |
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
clinical examination
|
| gptkbp:symptoms |
decreased quality of life
visual impairment skin lesions itching photophobia corneal opacity inflammation of the eye reduced vision swelling of the lymph nodes |
| gptkbp:transmission |
blackfly bites
|
| gptkbp:treatment |
supportive care
surgery for cataracts antiparasitic medication community-directed treatment with ivermectin preventive chemotherapy |