Publications by authors named "Olabanji Ahmed Surakat"
Article Synopsis
- * The study created predictive risk maps for onchocerciasis in Ogun State using infection data from a 2015 survey and ecological models, identifying high-risk areas with a 9.3% recorded prevalence of O. volvulus.
- * Results indicated that certain communities, particularly in Odeda Local Government Area, had infection rates exceeding 60%, with environmental factors like precipitation positively associated with disease occurrence.
Background: Integrated transmission assessment surveys (iTAS) have been recommended for evaluation of the transmission of both lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis as the prevalence of both diseases moves toward their respective elimination targets in Nigeria. Therefore, we conducted an iTAS between May and December 2017 in five local government areas (LGAs), also known as implementation units (IUs), in states of Cross River, Taraba and Yobe in Nigeria.
Methods: The TAS comprised two phases: the Pre-iTAS and the iTAS itself.