| market survey of loiasis: prevalence and adverse reactions to ivermectin using a rapid procedure for loiasis. | 1. to assess the levels of endemicity of loiasis in a total of 30 selected villages covering an area of 5.2 sq km in owo, akure north, akure south, ondo east, ondo west and ifedore local governments in ondo state, nigeria, using rapid assessment for loiasis technique. 2. to obtain information on adverse reactions which occurred during previous administrations of the drug ivermectin used for the treatment of loiasis and onchocerciasis in the study area. | 2008 | 19565959 |
| adverse reactions from community directed treatment with ivermectin (cdti) for onchocerciasis and loiasis in ondo state, nigeria. | onchocerciasis is an endemic disease in ondo state, nigeria. community directed distribution of ivermectin is currently on-going in some local government areas of the state. randomly selected persons (2331 males and 2469 females) were interviewed using a modified rapid assessment procedure for loa loa (raploa) to assess community directed treatment with ivermectin. the retrospective study evaluated the coverage, impacts and adverse reactions to the drug treatment. a questionnaire was administere ... | 2008 | 19419072 |
| prevalences of loiasis in ondo state, nigeria, as evaluated by the rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (raploa). | the rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (raploa) was used to assess the prevalences of loiasis among 4800 subjects in 60 villages in ondo state, south-western nigeria. coverages for community-directed treatment with ivermectin (cdti) were assessed in the same communities, which were located in the owo, akure north, ifedore, akure south, ondo east and ondo west local government areas (lga). in addition, fingerprick blood samples were collected from 80 individuals in each of six villages (i.e. ... | 2008 | 18348776 |