Edungbola L D, Asaolu S O
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1984 Nov;33(6):1147-54. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.1147.
This study, made between November 1982 and January 1983 to ascertain the prevalence of onchocerciasis in the Babana District of Borgu Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria, showed that 483 (48.6%) of the 993 subjects skin-snipped in 12 communities were infected. The infection rate was significantly higher (P less than 0.001) for males (57.7%) than for females (37.0%), for subjects above 10 years of age (54.0%) than for those who were younger (10.7%), and for the Fulanis (63.8%) than for the Bokos (48.3%). Although various indications suggest that this district has a history of long-standing onchocerciasis, the knowledge of river blindness and its association with blackflies was poor throughout the district and, except for two teachers, no other subjects had ever received onchocercal chemotherapy. These factors, apparently, account for the frequent occurrence and severity of various clinical manifestations and complications of onchocerciasis identified in the district.
1982年11月至1983年1月期间，为确定尼日利亚夸拉州博尔古地方政府辖区巴巴纳区盘尾丝虫病的流行情况而开展的这项研究表明，在12个社区接受皮肤切片检查的993名研究对象中，有483人（48.6%）受到感染。男性（57.7%）的感染率显著高于女性（37.0%）（P<0.001），10岁以上人群（54.0%）的感染率高于10岁以下人群（10.7%），富拉尼族（63.8%）的感染率高于博科族（48.3%）。尽管各种迹象表明该地区长期存在盘尾丝虫病病史，但整个地区对河盲症及其与蚋的关联了解甚少，除两名教师外，没有其他研究对象接受过盘尾丝虫病化疗。显然，这些因素导致了该地区盘尾丝虫病各种临床表现和并发症的频繁发生及严重程度。
