title: Mansonelliasis, a neglected parasitic disease in Haiti.
abstract: Reported in Haiti as early as 1923, Mansonella ozzardi is still a neglected disease ignored by the health authorities of the country. This review is an update on the geographic distribution of the coastal foci of mansonelliasis in Haiti, the epidemiological profile and prevalence rates of microfilariae in people living in endemic areas, the clinical impact of the parasite on health and the efficiency of the transmission of the parasite among three Culicoides biting-midge species identified as vectors in Haiti. Additionally, interest in establishing a treatment programme to combat this parasite using a single dose of ivermectin is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire National de Santé Publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: Christian Pierre
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Raccurt
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladie Infectieuses Tropicales Emergentes, Unité Mixte de Recherche 198, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire National de Santé Publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boncy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008842:Microfilariae; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059208:Parasite Load; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin