Prevalence and distribution of Wuchereria bancrofti in Ose Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Monsuru A. Adeleke, O.A. Surakat, E Egbeobauwaye, E. Davies, Sammy Olufemi Sam-Wobo, N.O. Adekunle, AO Ladokun, Uwem F Ekpo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Significant difference 030108 mycology & parasitology medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Wuchereria bancrofti Statistical significance Internal medicine parasitic diseases Epidemiology Immunology Hydrocele Neglected tropical diseases Medicine Parasitology business Local government area Lymphatic filariasis |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Parasitology. 37:96 |
| ISSN: | 1117-4145 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/njpar.v37i1.19 |
| Popis: | Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the neglected tropical diseases endemic in Nigeria. Epidemiological studies were conducted to determine the prevalence, distribution and clinical signs of the disease in three communities of Ose LGA, Ondo State from October 2014 to January 2015. One thousand and ninety consented participants enrolled for the study. 100 μ l of blood from finger-prick, were tested using the Binax Now ® Immunochromatographic Test (ICT) which detects Wuchereria bancrofti antigens. Physical observations were conducted for clinical signs of LF in addition to demographic parameters. Chi -square test was used to establish statistical significance of relationship between variables ( p 0.05). Infection among age-groups was higher in the 36-45 age-group (36%) and varied among the other age-groups but with no significant difference ( p >0.05). Infection was significantly ( p |
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