Publications

epidemiological studies of onchocerciasis in southern benin.	we studied the prevalence of human onchocerciasis in four geographically different regions of the southern part of benin in west africa. in a total of thirteen villages 1596 individuals were examined for clinical and parasitological signs of onchocerciasis. prevalence of microfilariae of onchocerca volvulus in skin snips was 29% in region i (lower oueme river), 64% in region ii (mono river), 56% in region iii (upper oueme river) and 70% in region iv (okpara river). based on endemicity criteria o ...	1993	8367668
distribution and severity of onchocerciasis in southern benin, ghana and togo.	the onchocerciasis control programme in west africa has recently extended its operation in southern benin, ghana and togo. to estimate the number of people infected and blinded by onchocerciasis and to describe the distribution and severity of the disease in the extension area, 99 villages were selected, using a stratified random sampling procedure, and surveyed. all the ecological and entomological information available was used in the sampling procedure and in the selection of 87 non-represent ...	1992	1363185