Eye lesions and onchocerciasis in a rural farm settlement in Delta State, Nigeria.
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ABSTRACT
Between December 1999 and September 2000, an investigation on 326 inhabitants who voluntarily participated in screening for eye lesions and onchocerciasis in a rural farm settlement in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State, Nigeria was carried out. Microfilariae were reported in the skin tissues of 134 (41.1%) inhabitants. Of these, males had more microfiladermia (49.9%) than their female counterparts (33.3%). The percentage prevalence of the clinical signs of onchocerciasis in the farm settlement was hanging groin 14.1%, onchocercal nodules 25.1%, onchocercal dermatitis 27.6% and scrotal enlargement 3.7%. The percentage prevalence of the eye lesions among the onchocerciasis infected inhabitants was cataract 7.4%, glaucoma 3.7%, optic atrophy 0.6% and uveitis 18 (5.5%). Impaired vision occurred among 80 (24.5%) inhabitants and blindness was reported among 2 (0.6%) inhabitants.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Onchocerca
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Vision Disorders
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Onchocerciasis, Ocular
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Blindness
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Rural Health
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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