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Onchocerciasis in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala.

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An epidemiological survey for onchocerciasis was carried out in the San Vicente Pacaya area of Guatemala. A total of 2,153 inhabitants were examined by a single skin snip, and 664 (30.8%) were positive for microfilariae. Slit lamp examination of the anterior chamber of the eye revealed microfilariae

Prevalence and incidence of onchocerciasis as baseline data for evaluation of vector control in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala.

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The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence rate of onchocerciasis as measured by skin biopsy during field surveys carried out in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala from 1977 through 1979. The age standardized prevalence rates for males and females were 44.6% and 19.9%, respectively, in 1979.

Successful control of onchocerciasis vectors in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, 1984-1989.

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Between 1984 and 1989, the onchocerciasis-vector control zone on the pilot area of San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, which had been subject to experimental control since 1979, was extended from 91.3 to 148.6 km2. Temephos was used as a larvicide against Simulium ochraceum s.l. the target species. As a

6) Epidemiology and Control of Guatemalan Onchocerciasis.

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Recent studies on the epidemiology and control of Guatemalan onchocerciasis, chiefly made by the Guatemala-Japan Cooperative Project on Onchocerciasis Research and Control, are reviewed. Epidemiological features of Guatemalan onchocerciasis are summarized as to characteristic altitudinal

Dermatological survey of onchocerciasis in Guatemala.

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A comprehensive survey of onchocerciasis was performed on 1259 inhabitants in San Vicente Pacaya and the surrounding area. The total number of inhabitants examined was 1259, 763 males and 496 females. An examination of microfilarial density was carried out by the skin snip method. There were 610

Bovine and equine onchocerciasis in Guatemala, especially in San Vicente Pacaya.

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