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onchocerciasis in imo state, nigeria (2): the prevalence, intensity and distribution in the upper imo river basin.human infection with onchocerca volvulus was investigated in 13 rural communities in the upper imo river basin, imo state, nigeria between march 1997 and december 2000 using the skin snip method. of the 3,311 persons examined, 889 (26.8%) had microfilariae. there were significant differences between communities in microfilariae prevalence and intensity of infection (p<0.05). sex infection was similar in males (26.8%) and females (26.9%); whereas farmers (46.6%) and fishermen (28.4%) were more af ...200415385215
filariasis in the igwun river basin, nigeria: an epidemiological and clinical study with a note on the vectors.in a cross-sectional, epidemiological and parasitological study of human filariasis, 845 individuals were examined in settlements along the igwun basin, imo state, nigeria. four different filarial nematode species were identified. two hundred and fifty-six (30.3%) of the individuals examined were positive for onchocerca volvulus, 113 (13.4%) for mansonella perstans, 76 (9.6%) for wuchereria bancrofti and 77 (9.1%) for loa loa. microfilarial rates increased with age of individuals and showed a te ...19883041931
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