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The occurrence of loiasis, mansonellosis and wuchereriasis in the Jarawa River Valley, Central Nigeria

Acta Tropica, 1990
In a study to assess the status of filariasis in the Jarawa River Valley of the savanna area of Nigeria, 940 self-selected residents from 10 villages were examined between March 1984 and April 1987. Overall results showed 105 (11.2%) had microfilaraemia and/or clinical signs of filariasis.
G O, Ufomadu, B E, Nwoke, J I, Akoh, Y, Sato, G O, Ekejindu, A, Uchida, K, Shiwaku, M, Tumbau, K K, Ugomo   +8 more
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Study of Mansonellosis and Oropouche Fever: Vectors, Life Cycle, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Diagnosis

Middle East Research Journal of Medical Sciences
Culicoides bites cause discomfort to humans due to an allergic reaction resulting from the proteins in their salivary glands, but they also cause great pain, especially when present in large numbers. They can cause reactions such as allergic dermatitis, papules, and pustules, and even more serious reactions such as eczema, scaling, and scarring with ...
Marco Vinícios de Oliveira Santana, Carlos Henrique Marchiori, Klebert de Paula Malheiros   +2 more
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Observations on mansonellosis among the Ibos of Abia and Imo States, Nigeria.

Angewandte Parasitologie, 1993
Between November, 1988 and April, 1991, parasitological and symptomatological methods of diagnosis were used to survey the prevalence of mansonellosis among the Ibo population in Abia and Imo States of Nigeria. 1,197 or 28.6% of the 4,183 persons examined were positive for microfilariae of Mansonella perstans.
J C, Anosike, C O, Onwuliri, V K, Payne, E U, Amuta, O B, Akogun, C M, Adeiyongo, B E, Nwoke   +6 more
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Studies on filariasis in Bauchi State, Nigeria. V. The distribution and prevalence of mansonellosis with special reference to clinical signs.

Applied parasitology, 1994
A survey on mansonellosis was carried out in Bauchi State of Nigeria between January 1990 and March 1992. Of the 5,640 inhabitants examined, 24 (0.4%) were positive for Mansonella streptocerca microfilariae. Microfilaria rate and mf density increased gradually with host age. While infection and sex are independent, mansonellosis was significantly lower
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Single dose of ivermectin to control mansonellosis in Trinidad: a fouryears follow-up study

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1998
A A, González, D D, Chadee, S C, Rawlins   +2 more
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Filariasis in Colombia: Prevalence of Mansonellosis in the Teenage and Adult Population of the Colombian Bank of the Amazon, Comisaría del Amazonas

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1982
W J, Kozek, A, D'Alessandro, J, Silva, S N, Navarette   +3 more
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Mansonellosi e filariosi zoonotiche

2006
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