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The Eradication of Simulium neavei, Roubaud, from an Onchocerciasis Area in Kenya Colony

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

P. C. C. Garnham  and
J. P. McMahon
P. C. C. Garnham
Affiliation:
Division of Insect-Borne Diseases, Medical Research Laboratory, Nairobi.
J. P. McMahon
Affiliation:
Division of Insect-Borne Diseases, Medical Research Laboratory, Nairobi.
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1. An onchocerciasis area in South Kavirondo, Kenya Colony, 65 square miles in extent, has been freed from Simulium neavei.

2. The fly was eliminated by the periodical application of DDT emulsion to all infested rivers and streams in the locality. Details of technique are described.

3. Most aquatic life, other than this species of Simulium, had returned to the treated streams, three months after the last application.

4. A microfilaria index of 37 per cent. in children aged four to eight was established as a base-line for future surveys.

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , March 1947 , pp. 619 - 628
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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