| cytotaxonomic description of simulium kaffaense, a new member of the s. damnosum complex (diptera: simuliidae) from south-western ethiopia. | although ethiopia is one of the countries worst affected by human onchocerciasis, the exact taxonomic identity of the blackflies acting as the main vectors in the endemic areas has never been determined. a cytotaxonomic analysis of simulium damnosum s.l. collected from three endemic sites in south-western ethiopia has now revealed the existence of the 'kisiwani' form (a non-anthropophilic cytoform that is common in east africa) and a newly recognized species, simulium kaffaense. simulium kaffaen ... | 2005 | 15829136 |
| onchocerciasis, malaria and trypanosomiasis in three resettlement schemes in western ethiopia. | epidemiological studies were carried out among 180 randomly chosen settler and 180 non-settler households in the three resettlement schemes of kishe, gera and didessa located in river valleys and highland areas of illubabor administrative region in western ethiopia. up to 49% of the indigenous populations (in kishe) and 0.9% of the settlers had onchocerciasis, with a mean density of 13.6 filariae per slide/skin snip for indigenous people and 9.4 for settlers. onchocerciasis prevalence rates were ... | 1991 | 1844511 |