Biting behaviour of Simulium damnosum complex and Onchocerca volvulus infection along the Osun River, Southwest Nigeria

MA Adeleke, CF Mafiana, SO Sam-Wobo… - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Background Studies on biting behaviours and infectivity status of insect vectors are pre-
requisites in understanding the epidemiology of the vector-borne diseases and planning …

Seasonal Variation in Biting Rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato, Vector of Onchocerca volvulus, in Two Sudanese Foci

IMA Zarroug, K Hashim, AH Elaagip, AM Samy… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The abundance of onchocerciasis vectors affects the epidemiology of disease
in Sudan, therefore, studies of vector dynamics are crucial for onchocerciasis …

The role of ecology in the geographical separation of blood parasites infecting an insular bird

J Cornuault, A Khimoun, RJ Harrigan… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Niche modelling is increasingly used to predict species' geographical distributions or to
infer the evolutionary or ecological processes that constrain them, but relatively few studies …

[PDF][PDF] Socio-economic implications of Simulium damnosum complex infestations in some rural communities in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State

MA Adeleke, IK Olaoye… - Journal of Public Health …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Simulium damnosum sensu lato constitutes serious public health hazard and socio-
economic problem in many areas of West Africa. The present study was carried out to …

[PDF][PDF] Black fly (Simulium sp) composition, daytime biting activity and possible onchocerciasis infection in north-east, India

S Dhiman, S Hazarika, B Rabha, NG Das… - Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
Simuliids (black fly) constitute important component of stream ecosystems and breed in fast
flowing streams, rivers and highly oxygenated water (Gallard and Toja, 2002). The …

Socio-cultural factors in onchocerciasis control: a study of rural Southeast Nigeria

OO Ajaegbu - Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2021 - Springer
Despite significant global and local efforts geared towards elimination of onchocerciasis, it
has been observed that there are socio-cultural factor that make the disease to persist; …

[PDF][PDF] Morphotaxonomic studies on Simulium damnosum Theobald complex(Diptera: Simuliidae) along Osun River, Southwestern Nigeria

MA Adeleke, CF Mafiana, SO Sam-Wobo… - Acta Entomologica …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Simulium damnosum sensu lato is a complex made up of many sibling species which differ
in their ecology and contribution to onchocerciasis transmission. The present study was …

Ecology and biting activity of simulium damnosum complex in Nigeria: a review

IK Ezugbo-Nwobi, CI Eneanya - The Bioscientist Journal, 2013 - bioscientistjournal.com
Dipterous insects of Simulium damnosum (Theobald) species complex transmit the parasite,
Onchocerca volvulus which causes human onchocerciasis commonly called river blindness …

The roles of biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on selected soil biological properties and tomato performance

SA Yusif, MO Dare, OA Babalola, AR Popoola… - FUTY Journal of the …, 2018 - ajol.info
Field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of biochar application and
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inoculation on selected soil biological characteristics, shoot P …

[PDF][PDF] Biting knowledge of blackfly among students and workers of a Nigerian tertiary institution

OM Agbolade, OM Odutola, I Bolatito… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
This study assessed the knowledge of the role of blackfly in onchocerciasis transmission
among the students and workers of a tertiary institution in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria …