A survey of predilection sites and degree of disability associated with guineaworm (Dracunculus medinensis)

Autor:	C.O.E. Onwuliri, Anosike Jc, S.N. Okoye
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Mesocyclops Veterinary medicine Thermocyclops Geography biology Dracunculiasis Water source Nigeria Dracunculus Nematode biology.organism_classification Lower limb Infectious Diseases Umbilicus (genus) Organ Specificity Animals Humans Disabled Persons Parasitology Palm Dracunculus medinensis
Zdroj:	International Journal for Parasitology. 25:1127-1129
ISSN:	0020-7519
DOI:	10.1016/0020-7519(95)00031-v
Popis:	Of the 1,200 people surveyed for dracontiasis in Ribi and Kanje villages in Awe Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, 982 (82%) were infected. Most infections (98%) involved the lower limb. Worms emerging from the umbilicus, groin, palm, wrist, and upper arm were also encountered. Of the 982 infected persons 206 (21%) were totally incapacitated, 193 (20%) were seriously disabled, and 431 (44%) suffered mild incapacity, while 152 (16%) were unaffected. Of the 5 species of cyclopoid copepods found in their main water source, only Thermocyclops nigerianus and Mesocyclops aequatorialis harboured guineaworm larvae.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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