Search for dissertations about: "onchocerciasis"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word onchocerciasis.
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1. Immunologic aspects of the pathogenesis of human onchocerciasis
Abstract : Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a parasitic disease that affects more than 20 million people globally. The induction of pathology is directly related to the presence and destruction of the microfilarial stages (mf) of this filarial nematode. READ MORE
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2. Use of affordable technology for the sensitive and specific diagnosis of onchocerciasis (river blindness)
Abstract : Onchocerciasis or river blindness is the most common infectious cause of blindness. Even in the absence of blindness, the skin effects caused are of social stigma. It is the goal of the World Health Organization to eradicate filariasis (including onchocerciasis). READ MORE
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3. On visual impairment in Swedish children
Abstract : Knowledge of the epidemiology of visual impairment in children forms one of the cornerstones in paediatric ophthalmology. To gain an overview of the situation in Sweden an epidemiological study was performed. Totally 2373 visually impaired children were found, giving an age-specific prevalence of 10,9/10 000. Childhood blindness (i. READ MORE