Research Article
Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Wadelai Focus of Northwestern Uganda Has Been Interrupted and the Disease Eliminated
Table 1
Prevalence of skin snips (microscopy) and nodules in 2009.
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*Baseline parasitological assessments (Aroga sentinel community) in 1993-mf % positive = 24% of 50 adults and nodule prevalence = 50% of 30 adults. **Only one of six nodules was parasitologically confirmed. The confirmed nodule did not contain any viable adult worms. |