title: A survey of predilection sites and degree of disability associated with guineaworm (Dracunculus medinensis).
abstract: Of the 1,200 people surveyed for dracontiasis in Ribi and Kanje villages in Awe Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, 982 (82%) were infected. Most infections (98%) involved the lower limb. Worms emerging from the umbilicus, groin, palm, wrist, and upper arm were also encountered. Of the 982 infected persons 206 (21%) were totally incapacitated, 193 (20%) were seriously disabled, and 431 (44%) suffered mild incapacity, while 152 (16%) were unaffected. Of the 5 species of cyclopoid copepods found in their main water source, only Thermocyclops nigerianus and Mesocyclops aequatorialis harboured guineaworm larvae.
authors.affiliation: Applied Entomology and Parasitology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Okoye
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Onwuliri
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anosike
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004321:Dracunculus Nematode / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009928:Organ Specificity