| bancroftian filariasis among the mbembe people of cross river state, nigeria. | bancroftian filariasis is a major public health and socioeconomic problems in the humid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. a study was undertaken to investigate the status of the disease in some rural communities of cross river state, nigeria, with a view to enriching the epidemiological baseline data of the disease in nigeria. | 2010 | 20539046 |
| lymphatic filariasis among the yakurr people of cross river state, nigeria. | in order to initiate a disease elimination programme for lymphatic filariasis based on mass drug administration, a proper understanding of the geographical distribution and degree of risk is essential. | 2012 | 22992226 |
| 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 ... | 1988 | 3041931 |