Maertens K
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Int Ophthalmol. 1990 May;14(3):181-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00158316.
The first mention in Africa of ocular lesions and of blindness due to onchocerciasis was made by Hissette in Zaïre in 1931, although the disease had already been known there since 1903. On a map of Zaïre were indicated all the known data of the geographical distribution of onchocerciasis: data from the literature, from field work and from the patients seen in Kinshasa. An estimation of the relative incidence of the disease was made by comparing the number of patients with the number of the latest population census for each administrative zone. The environmental and developmental factors determining the epidemiological aspects are discussed. The clinical aspects of the typical eye symptoms are reviewed. Their correlation with age, with immunology and with some specialized eye examinations are discussed.
1931年，希塞特在扎伊尔首次提及非洲因盘尾丝虫病导致的眼部病变和失明，尽管该病自1903年起在当地就已为人所知。在扎伊尔地图上标明了盘尾丝虫病地理分布的所有已知数据：来自文献、实地调查以及在金沙萨诊治患者的数据。通过比较每个行政区患者数量与最新人口普查数量，对该病的相对发病率进行了估算。讨论了决定流行病学特征的环境和发展因素。回顾了典型眼部症状的临床特征。探讨了这些症状与年龄、免疫学以及一些专门眼科检查的相关性。
