Okoye Chris Ikem

Human Onchocerciasis among Children and Teenagers in Rural Nigerian Farm Settlement

Okoro Onyekwere Joseph, Okoye Chris Ikem, Nnamonu Emmanuel Ikechukwu, Onyishi Grace Chinyere, Ani Ogonna Christiana & Martins Paul Emenike · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

This study investigated the prevalence of onchocerciasis among children and teenagers (1-15 years of age) in Adani - Enugu state, Nigeria. Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) was used during the study. Among 210 subjects examined, 66 (31.4%) were shown to be positive. Occurrence of the...