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Study on the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus Infection among the Inhabitants of Awgu and Oji-River Local Government Areas of Enugu State, Nigeria

2016; Sciencedomain International; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.9734/ijtdh/2016/27369

2278-1005

Anthea Uloma Ikpo, JI Mbanugo, C. A. Anukwuorji, Ifeoma Ugwuanyi,

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Onchocerciasis among the inhabitants of Awgu and Oji River Local Government Areas from October 2012 to March 2013.Simple random sampling method was used to select three communities in each Local Government Area.The prevalence of O. volvulus infection was determined by microscopic examination of skin snip samples for O. volvulus microfilaria.The subjects were selected from the communities by systematic random sampling method.Seven hundred and eighty six samples were collected and 250 (31.38%) were positive.Two hundred and ninety-five (295) individuals were sampled in Awgu Local Government Area and 36 (12.20%) of them were positive.In Oji River Local Government Area, 491 individuals were sampled and 214 (43.58%) were positive for O. volvulus.Higher