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The distribution of the Simulium damnosum complex in Sierra Leone and its relation to onchocerciasis

R.J. PostDepartment of Medical Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, LiverpoolL3 5QA
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R. W. CrosskeyDepartment of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), LondonSW7 5BD
Pages 169-194 | Received 17 Feb 1984, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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Lorenzo D’Angelo. (2023) Operation Parasite: diamonds, smallpox, and mass expulsions of strangers in colonial Sierra Leone. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines 57:1, pages 139-159.
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R. Mank, M. D. Wilson, J. M. Rubio & R. J. Post. (2004) A molecular marker for the identification of Simulium squamosum (Diptera: Simuliidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 98:2, pages 197-208.
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Y. Bissan, J. M. Hougard, K. Doucouré, A. Akpoboua, C. Back, P. Poudiougo, A. P. Sib, Y. Coulibaly, P. Guillet, I. Sesay & D. Quillévéré. (1995) Drastic reduction of populations of Simulium sirbanum (Diptera: Simuliidae) in central Sierra Leone after 5 years of larviciding operations by the Onchocerciasis Control Programme. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 89:1, pages 63-72.
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M. J. Bockarie, J. B. Davies, M. C. Thomson & H. G. Morgan. (1990) The transmission of onchocerciasis at a forest village in Sierra Leone. I. Simulium damnosum s.l. biting densities and infection with Onchocerca volvulus at five representative sites. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 84:6, pages 587-597.
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J. B. Davies, A. J. Trees, P. J. McCall, M. J. Bockarie, M. C. Thomson, S. B. McKellar & A. S. Matturi. (1989) On the possibility of bovine Onchocerca species infecting Simulium damnosum s.l. in the forest zone of Sierra Leone. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 83:6, pages 603-614.
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J. K. Udonsi. (1988) Filariasis in the Igwun River Basin, Nigeria: an epidemiological and clinical study with a note on the vectors. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 82:1, pages 75-82.
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R. W. Crosskey. (1987) A taxa summary for the Simulium damnosum complex, with special reference to distribution outside the control areas of West Africa. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 81:2, pages 181-192.
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R. H. A. Baker, D. A. T. Baldry, D. G. Zerbo, F. C. Pleszak, D. Boakye & M. Wilson. (1986) Measures aimed at controlling the invasion of Simulium damnosum Theobald s.l. (Diptera: Simuiiidae) into the Onchocerciasis Control Programme Area. II. Experimental aerial larviciding in the Sankarani and Fie Basins of Eastern Guinea in 1984 and 1985. Tropical Pest Management 32:2, pages 148-161.
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Joseph B. Koroma, Santigie Sesay, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary H. Hodges, Foday Sahr, Yaobi Zhang & Moses J. Bockarie. (2013) Impact of Three Rounds of Mass Drug Administration on Lymphatic Filariasis in Areas Previously Treated for Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7:6, pages e2273.
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Mary E. Hodges, Joseph B. Koroma, Mustapha Sonnie, Ngozi Kennedy, Emily Cotter & Chad MacArthur. (2011) Neglected tropical disease control in post-war Sierra Leone using the Onchocerciasis Control Programme as a platform. International Health 3:2, pages 69-74.
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P. J. McCALL, R. R. HEATH, B. D. DUEBEN & M. D. WILSON. (1997) Oviposition pheromone in the Simulium damnosum complex: biological activity of chemical fractions from gravid ovaries. Physiological Entomology 22:3, pages 224-230.
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M.C. Thomson, J.B. Davies, R.J. Post, M.J. Bockarie, P.A. Beech-Garwood & J. Kandeh. (2009) The unusual occurrence of savanna members of the Simulium damnosum species complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southern Sierra Leone in 1988 . Bulletin of Entomological Research 86:3, pages 271-280.
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A.A. Gbakima & F Sahr. (1996) Filariasis in the Kaiyamba Chiefdom, Moyamba District Sierra Leone: an ep demiological and clinical study. Public Health 110:3, pages 169-174.
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JoannaC. Porter & JamesA.G. Whitworth. (1994) Onchocerca volvulus and Schistosoma haematobium infection in southern Sierra Leone. The Lancet 344:8936, pages 1581-1582.
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P. J. McCALL, A. J. TREES, J. F. WALSH & D. H. MOLYNEUX. (2008) Aggregated oviposition in the Simulium damnosum complex is mediated by eggs in a laboratory bioassay. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 8:1, pages 76-80.
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D.A Boakye, R.J Post, F.W Mosha, D.P Surtees & R.H.A Baker. (2009) Cytotaxonomic revision of the Simulium sanctipauli subcomplex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Guinea and the adjacent countries including descriptions of two new species . Bulletin of Entomological Research 83:2, pages 171-186.
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J A Whitworth, C E Gilbert, D M Mabey, D Morgan & A Foster. (1993) Visual loss in an onchocerciasis endemic community in Sierra Leone.. British Journal of Ophthalmology 77:1, pages 30-32.
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J. F. Walsh, D. H. Molyneux & M. H. Birley. (2011) Deforestation: effects on vector-borne disease. Parasitology 106:S1, pages S55-S75.
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R.J. Post, P.K. Flook & A.L. Millest. (1993) Methods for the preservation of insects for DNA studies. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 21:1, pages 85-92.
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R. J. POST & P. FLOOK. (2008) DNA probes for the identification of members of the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae). Medical and Veterinary Entomology 6:4, pages 379-384.
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J.A.G. Whitworth, D. Morgan, G.H. Maude, M.D. Downham & D.W. Taylor. (1991) A community trial of ivermectin for onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone: clinical and parasitological responses to the initial dose. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 85:1, pages 92-96.
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M. C. Thomson, J. B. Davies & M. D. Wilson. (2009) A portable allozyme electrophoresis kit used to identify members of the Simulium damnosum Theobald complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the field . Bulletin of Entomological Research 79:4, pages 685-691.
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J. B. DAVIES, P. A. BEECH‐GARWOOD, M. C. THOMSON & J. E. McMAHON. (2008) Onchocerciasis transmission levels and Simulium damnosum complex biting activity at riverside and rice field sites in Sierra Leone. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 2:4, pages 357-369.
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R. J. Post. (1986) The cytotaxonomy of Simulium sanctipauli and Simulium soubrense (Diptera: Simuliidae). Genetica 69:3, pages 191-207.
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J.E. Mcmahon, J.B. Davies, M.D. White, J.M. Goddard, P.A. Beech-Garwood & B.R. Kirkwood. (1986) Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone I. Studies on the prevalence and transmission at Gbaiima village. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 80:5, pages 802-809.
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