Background Onchocerciasis is a disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus,
which is transmitted to humans via the bite of several species of black fly, and is responsible …

Onchocerciasis is a serious neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematode
Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted by black fly which leads to blindness and chronic disability …

Introduction: onchocerciasis is an infection caused by Onchocerca volvulus. It affects 37
million people, of which 99% are in Africa. This study assessed the prevalence of …

Onchocerciasis is a disease of public health and socio-economic importance in Ethiopia.
The aim of this study was to assess parasitological and clinico-epidemiological features of …

An epidemiological study on human onchocerciasis was conducted among 450 randomly
selected farmers comprising of 213 males and 187 females within the age range of 20-50 …

There has been a recent increase in the number of human Onchocerciasis cases in
hospitals in Ebonyi Central. This study therefore sets out to determine the prevalence of the …

Background: Onchocerciasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by the filarial nematode,
Onchocerca volvulus. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence …

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 …

The present study is a survey of medicinal plants used to manage onchocerciasis in Ibarapa
Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Semi structured questionnaires targeted at …

ABSTRACT Background: Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) was
initiated in Tanzania since 1997 in Mahenge focus endemic for onchocerciasis with an …