TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bancroftian Filariasis in the Niger Delta Area of Eastern Nigeria
AU - , C.M.U. Ajero AU - , B.E.B. Nwoke AU - , N.J.C. Okolie AU - , H.U. Nwanjo AU - , G. Oze AU - , M.C. Okafor AU - , D. Nwosu AU - , B. Anyaehie AU - , G.C. Uloneme 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 113
EP  - 117
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2007.113.117
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2007.113.117
KW  - BF
KW  -Niger Delta area
KW  -prevalence
KW  -disease
KW  -microfilarial
AB  - In a study to determine the prevalence and intensity of Bancroftian Filariasis (BF) in the Niger Delta area of Eastern Nigeria, 3,400 people in 34 villages were examined. Four hundred and twenty one (12.38%) subjects had <I>Wuchereria bancrofti</I> microfilarIae in their blood. There was a significant difference in the prevalence based on the villages sampled (p< 0.05). More males (15.0%) were infected than females (9.10%) with the female prevalence significantly lower in most of the villages (p< 0.05). The prevalence was age dependent with a progressive rise and decline after 59 years. The intensity of the microfilariae among infected subjects showed a generally low microfilarial count with a mean microfilariae load of 5.5.
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