| Autor: |
E.C. Uttah, S. Etim, C. Okonofua & O.E. Effiom |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 41-45 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0972-9062 |
| Popis: |
Background & objectives: The study was aimed at elucidating the prevalence and intensity of Mansonellaperstans microfilaraemia in the Emohua Local Government Area, Nigeria, and ascertaining the abundance,circadian, and the annual biting patterns of the Culicoides vector.Methods: Thick smear of 50 μl finger-prick blood stained with Giemsa was examined microscopically in across-sectional study. Vector landing collection on human bait was employed in a longitudinal study of thevector biting patterns, carried out between July 2005 and August 2006.Results: Of 1486 individuals examined, 11.2% of both males and females were positive for M. perstansmicrofilaraemia. Microfilaraemia appeared early in life. The overall geometric mean intensity among those withpositive microfilaraemia was 117 mf/ml (121 mf/ml for males and 113 mf/ml for females). The differences ingeometric mean intensity between different age groups were statistically significant (one-way analysis of variance;p |
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