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Dracunculiasis in the north eastern border of Ebonyi State, south eastern Nigeria.
[dracunculiasis]
Between
January
and
August
2000
,
a
house-
to
-house
survey
of
dracunculiasis
was
conducted
in
15
communities
along
the
north
eastern
border
of
Ebonyi
State
,
south
eastern
Nigeria
.
Of
the
3
,
777
subjects
examined
,
192
(
5
.
1
%
)
had
active
cases
of
guinea
worm
comprising
109
males
(
5
.
5
%
)
and
83
females
(
4
.
6
%
)
.
Infections
were
observed
in
all
age
groups
.
Of
the
3
,
777
persons
examined
,
2
,
092
(
55
.
4
%
)
had
ever
been
infected
in
the
area
.
Protruding
adult
female
Dracunculus
medinensis
worms
were
found
predominantly
on
the
lower
limbs
(
80
.
2
%
)
,
but
also
on
the
scrotum
(
9
.
4
%
)
,
umbilicus
(
3
.
1
%
)
groin
(
2
.
6
%
)
,
buttocks
(
20
.
8
%
)
and
chest
(
1
.
6
%
)
.
Prevalence
of
dracunculiasis
had
no
significant
sex
,
age
and
occupation
related
differences
(
P
>
0
.
1
)
.
All
the
47
stagnant
ponds
in
the
area
were
infested
with
cyclops
while
the
6
streams
and
13
newly
constructed
community
wells
were
free
of
cyclops
.
Of
the
five
species
of
cyclopoid
copepods
found
in
the
stagnant
ponds
,
only
Thermocyclops
oblongatus
nigerianus
and
Mesocyclops
aequatorialis
harboured
guinea
worm
larvae
.
The
efforts
of
the
endemic
communities
,
government
and
international
organizations
in
guinea
worm
eradication
in
these
areas
are
discussed
.
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Diseases presenting
"newly constructed community wells"
symptom
dracunculiasis
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