What vector-borne disease, transmitted by the blackfly (Simulium damnosum) breeding in fast-flowing rivers, was successfully suppressed in Ghana by the Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
- Step 1: River blindness blinded entire farming villages along the Volta basins. Step 2. The WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme used aerial larvicide spraying and ivermectin distribution to free vast valleys for agriculture. Answer: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness). Why not the others: Lymphatic filariasis is transmitted by mosquitoes; Trachoma is a bacterial eye infection; Yellow fever is viral.
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