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| Okwori, E. N. A.; Nock, I. H.; Galadima, M.; Ibrahim, S.. |
| A cross-sectional survey of 29 randomly selected schools, comprising 11 (37.9%) post-primary schools and 18 (62.1%) primary schools from eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) (approximately 35% of the 23 LGAs) of Kaduna State was undertaken to determine the prevalence status of cutaneous leishmaniasis between May and October, 1997. The disease occurrence was detected by on-sight diagnosis of active lesions and scars, and observed leishmanial cases were recorded for patients who gave description of symptoms that fitted into clinical symptoms of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The recorded cases were confirmed by parasitological examination of Giemsa-stained lesion smears for amastigotes in the laboratory. The Chi-square analysis of the result revealed that there was... |
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Palavras-chave: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania tropica; L. major; Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqui; Amastigote. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/136 |
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