ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROGRAM : REPORT PREPARED BY PROGRAM STAFF ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF EXTENDING THE CONTROL AREA IN BENIN, GHANA, IVORY COAST, MALI AND TOGO.

CONTAINS,COUNTRY BY COUNTRY,A DESCRIPTION OF THE AVAILIABLE INFORMATION AND AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION BOTH ON QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING PROGRAM. SUMMARIZES WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ENTOMOLOGICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE AREAS. DATA INVOLVED IN THE MALI REQUEST IS CONTINGENT ON THE INCLUSION OF SENEGAL FOR THE EXTENSION TO BE OPERATIONALLY EFFECTIVE; PRELIMINARY CONTACTS WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE WITH SENEGAL TO ENSURE ADOPTION OF A SIMILAR PROGRAM APPROACH.