Background and objectives This study reports knowledge of residents of Alabameta
community, Osun State, Nigeria on the bioecology and socio-economic burden of black flies …

Background More than 40 million people live in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Nigeria.
For at least 19 y, mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin was implemented with at …

In the treatment of humans, ivermectin (Mectizan®), a semi-synthetic macrocyclic lactone, is
now primarily used as a rapid microfilaricide. The drug has several other benefits, however …

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 …

Background & objectives: Mass administration of ivermectin drug was carried out annually
between 1995 and 2001 in three villages that were endemic for onchocerciasis in the Lower …

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness and Robles disease, is a parasitic disease
caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a nematode (roundworm), and it is endemic in tropical …

The study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestations of
Mansonella perstans infection in the nomadic Fulanis of northern Nigeria. Physical …

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

It has been stated that high prevalence of blood transmissible infections in Africa has
compounded the problem of blood shortage in the blood banks as many donors who were …

A retrospective study was performed comparing the number of spontaneous abortions in a
hyperendemic area for onchocerciasis in Ecuador before and after ivermectin treatment with …