Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. The disease is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases which causes various cutaneous and extra-cutaneous disorders and creates a heavy burden on the sufferers. There is ongoing transmission of the disease despite all efforts at elimination mostly in rural communities. We report a case in a farmer who presented with features of chronic onchocerciasis and was further stigmatized in his community. Therefore, all efforts at elimination of the disease should be intensified.
BT - Journal of BioMedical Research and Clinical Practice IS - 3 J2 - J. Biomed. Res. Clin. Pract. LA - eng N2 -Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. The disease is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases which causes various cutaneous and extra-cutaneous disorders and creates a heavy burden on the sufferers. There is ongoing transmission of the disease despite all efforts at elimination mostly in rural communities. We report a case in a farmer who presented with features of chronic onchocerciasis and was further stigmatized in his community. Therefore, all efforts at elimination of the disease should be intensified.
PY - 2018 SP - 220 EP - 222 T2 - Journal of BioMedical Research and Clinical Practice TI - Onchocerciasis: A neglected tropical disease still within and around us: A case report from Makurdi North-Central Nigeria. UR - https://journals.ng/index.php/jbrcp/article/view/74/144 VL - 1 ER -