Edungbola, L.D and Alabi, T.O and Oni, G.A and Asaolu, S.O and Ogunbanjo, B.O and Parakoyi, B.D (1986) ‘Leopard Skin’ as a Rapid Diagnostic Index for Estimating the Endemicity of African Onchocerciasis. The International Journal of Epidemiology, 16 (4). 590-594-594.
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A study was made in five rural districts of Kwara State, Nigeria to assess the possible use of ‘leopard skin’ (Ls) as a rapid diagnostic technique for estimating the endemicity of African onchocerciasis. The findings revealed that there is a positive association between the percentage of subjects with skin microfilariae (mf) and the percentage with Ls. The prevalence of Ls less than 1% suggests communities with sporadic infection, 1–6% suggests hypoendemic communities and greater than 6% suggests meso-or hyperendemic communities, using mf rates of less than 10%, 10–39%, 40–69% and 70% or greater as the standard to classify sporadic, hypoendemic, mesoendemic and hyperendemic levels of the infection, respectively. The unique merits of Ls as a potential onchocercal index are presented.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Professor Gbolahan Oni |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2015 21:30 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2015 10:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/4613 |
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