Epidemiology of onchocerciasis : report of a WHO expert committee, meeting held in Geneva from 10 to 18 November 1975 - WHO Expert Committee on Epidemiology of Onchocerciasis; World Health Organization (Geneva : World Health Organization, 1976)
1. Introduction -- 2. Geographical distribution of onchocerciasis -- 3. The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in the Volta River Basin Area, West Africa -- Epidemiological Factors in Onchocerciasis -- 4. The disease -- 5. The parasite -- 6. The vectors -- 7. Onchocerca volvulus - Simulium complexes -- 8. Human host factors -- 9. Environmental and socioeconomic factors -- Classification and Diagnosis -- 10. Parasitological diagnosis -- 11. Immunodiagnosis -- 12. The Mazzotti test -- Epidemiological Features of Onchocerciasis -- 13. Epidemiological methods -- 14. Patterns of endemicity -- 15. Dynamics of transmission -- 16. animal models -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Annex.
Keywords: Onchocerciasis; Africa, Western