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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
'Leopard skin' as a rapid diagnostic index for estimating the endemicity of African onchocerciasis
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 16, No. 4, Year 1987
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Description
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. © 1987 International Epidemiological Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Edungbola, Luke D.
Nigeria, Iiorin
University of Iiorin
Alabl, T. O.
United States, New York
Unicef
Oni, Gbolahan A.
Nigeria, Iiorin
University of Iiorin
Asaolu, Samuel O.
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ogunbanjo, Babatunde Ogunbiyi
Nigeria, Iiorin
University of Iiorin
Parakoyi, Bayo D.
Nigeria, Iiorin
University of Iiorin
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ije/16.4.590
ISSN:
03005771
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Nigeria