Prevalence of Mansonella perstans infections among the nomadic Fulanis of northern Nigeria

Prevalence of Mansonella perstans infections among the nomadic Fulanis of northern Nigeria

The study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestations of Mansonella perstans infection in the nomadic Fulanis of northern Nigeria. Physical examination of 755 consenting nomads for clinical manifestations of M. perstans infection was carried out between June 1996-Septemb...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2005, Vol.12 (1), p.35-38
Hauptverfasser: Anosike, Jude C, Dozie, Ikechukwu N S, Onwuliri, Celestine O E, Nwoke, Bertram E B, Onwuliri, Viola A
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Animals
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mansonella - isolation & purification
Mansonelliasis - epidemiology
Mansonelliasis - pathology
Mansonelliasis - prevention & control
Microfilariae - isolation & purification
Middle Aged
Nigeria - epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:The study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestations of Mansonella perstans infection in the nomadic Fulanis of northern Nigeria. Physical examination of 755 consenting nomads for clinical manifestations of M. perstans infection was carried out between June 1996-September 2000. This was followed by parasitological examination of blood samples collected by finger prick method to identify microfilariae (mf). Data collected was stratified by locality, age and sex, and analyzed using the Chi-square test. Overall, 66 (8.7 %) of 755 nomads were infected. Infection was higher in men (9.7 %) than in women (6.5 %) (p
ISSN:1232-1966