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The Burden of Bancroftian Filariasis in Nigeria: A Review

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection. Pooling prevalence data across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria is expected to provide a clearer insight into the burden of the disease a...

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Autores principales: Hussaini, Adamu, Isaac, Clement, Rahimat, Hussaini, Inegbenosun, Collins, Obasuyi, Cedric, Solomon, Ezekiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Research and Publications Office of Jimma University 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7060382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32165820
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i2.18
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author Hussaini, Adamu
Isaac, Clement
Rahimat, Hussaini
Inegbenosun, Collins
Obasuyi, Cedric
Solomon, Ezekiel
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Isaac, Clement
Rahimat, Hussaini
Inegbenosun, Collins
Obasuyi, Cedric
Solomon, Ezekiel
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description BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection. Pooling prevalence data across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria is expected to provide a clearer insight into the burden of the disease as this information could guide towards planning eradication programmes. METHODS: Search for pertinent literature was done on Google Scholar, African Journal Online (AJOL) and PubMed databases using relevant keywords. Studies on the prevalence of LF due to Wuchereria bancrofti in Nigeria were selected and reviewed. Prevalence data from the different states were further organized into the six geopolitical zones and analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 36 states in Nigeria, prevalence data were available only for 19 states. Furthermore, in the six geopolitical zones, North-West had the highest disease burden (44 per 10 000) of Years Lived with Disability (YLD), while North-Central (4 per 10 000) had the lowest disease burden. CONCLUSION: Result are largely attributed to the prevailing conditions in the different zones. In view of ensuring a successful control plan and eventual eradication of the disease, a comprehensive national survey in every state should be carried out using more sensitive tools.
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spelling pubmed-70603822020-03-12 The Burden of Bancroftian Filariasis in Nigeria: A Review Hussaini, Adamu Isaac, Clement Rahimat, Hussaini Inegbenosun, Collins Obasuyi, Cedric Solomon, Ezekiel Ethiop J Health Sci Review BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection. Pooling prevalence data across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria is expected to provide a clearer insight into the burden of the disease as this information could guide towards planning eradication programmes. METHODS: Search for pertinent literature was done on Google Scholar, African Journal Online (AJOL) and PubMed databases using relevant keywords. Studies on the prevalence of LF due to Wuchereria bancrofti in Nigeria were selected and reviewed. Prevalence data from the different states were further organized into the six geopolitical zones and analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 36 states in Nigeria, prevalence data were available only for 19 states. Furthermore, in the six geopolitical zones, North-West had the highest disease burden (44 per 10 000) of Years Lived with Disability (YLD), while North-Central (4 per 10 000) had the lowest disease burden. CONCLUSION: Result are largely attributed to the prevailing conditions in the different zones. In view of ensuring a successful control plan and eventual eradication of the disease, a comprehensive national survey in every state should be carried out using more sensitive tools. Research and Publications Office of Jimma University 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7060382/ /pubmed/32165820 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i2.18 Text en © 2020 Adamu H., et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Isaac, Clement
Rahimat, Hussaini
Inegbenosun, Collins
Obasuyi, Cedric
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The Burden of Bancroftian Filariasis in Nigeria: A Review
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v30i2.18
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