Successful and Currently Ongoing Parasite Eradication Programs.
From: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA. ddb3@cornell.edu
Veterinary parasitology
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0304-4017
- Volume: 139
- Issue: 4
- Pages: 293-307
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Bowman Dwight D, et al. Successful and Currently Ongoing Parasite Eradication Programs.. Vet. Parasitol. Jul 2006;139:293-307
Abstract
The eradication of parasitic diseases is not a new concept. The most successful programs of parasite eradication have occurred with species of veterinary importance. The first such program, the eradication of Texas Cattle Fever from the United States, is one of the great success stories of disease eradication. The American screwworm eradication program is ongoing and is serving as a guiding impetus for many of the ongoing or proposed vector eradication schemes around the world. The success of these programs prompted similar successful operations in human health. Although they once led the way, veterinary parasitologists have taken second place in eradication planning. The only three parasitic diseases of veterinary importance that have been targets of recent eradication programs are Hypoderma species in Great Britain and Europe, Cochliomyia hominivorax after its introduction into Libya from the Americas, and Echinococcus granulosus in Tasmania, Australia. There is also work on the eradication of the tick, Amblyomma variegatum, from the Caribbean Islands. Some animal diseases are targeted under the auspices of the human eradication programs, most notably the eradication of the tsetse fly from parts or all of Africa. This paper reviews some of the past or ongoing successful eradication programs and presents a brief summary of the history of the programs, the methods used or planned, and potential controversies surrounding their success and implementation.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Humans, International Cooperation, Parasitic Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Pest Control, Program Development, Tick Control, Tick-Borne Diseases, World Health
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