| prevalence of onchocerciasis in ile-ire district, (ifelodun), kwara state, nigeria. | a survey to determine the prevalence of onchocerciasis was carried out in the ile-ire district of kwara state, nigeria between april 1979 and may 1980. of the 4436 subjects examined, 63% were positive for microfilariae of onchocerca volvulus in their skin snips and 51% of these had palpable onchocercal nodules. the infection rate was 40% among those under 10 years of age; the rate was significantly higher (75%) among the older subjects. there was no difference in the prevalence of infection betw ... | 1982 | 7179463 |
| 'leopard skin' as a rapid diagnostic index for estimating the endemicity of african onchocerciasis. | a study was made in five rural districts of kwara state, nigeria to assess the possible use of 'leopard skin' (ls) as a rapid diagnostic technique for estimating the endemicity of african onchocerciasis. the findings revealed that there is a positive association between the percentage of subjects with skin microfilariae (mf) and the percentage with ls. the prevalence of ls less than 1% suggests communities with sporadic infection, 1-6% suggests hypoendemic communities and greater than 6% suggest ... | 1987 | 3440670 |
| endemicity and striking manifestations of onchocerciasis in shao, kwara state, nigeria. | a house-to-house screening exercise was carried out in shao, kwara state, nigeria, to determine the status of onchocerciasis in the town. the results of skin snips taken from 2018 subjects revealed that, with an overall infection rate of 54.6%, the community is mesoendemic for river blindness. the prevalence and intensity of the infection were significantly higher for adults than for children, for males than for females and for farmers than for other occupational groups (p less than 0.01). the s ... | 1987 | 2829608 |