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Table 1 Results obtained in the villages of Mozambique screened for O. volvulus in 1998 by E. Noormahomed

From: Onchocerciasis, an undiagnosed disease in Mozambique: identifying research opportunities

Village

People examined

Skin nodulesa

Positive skin biopsyb

Visual impairmentc

Natives of Mozambiqued

Chizongo

120

33 (27.7)

60 (50.0)

26 (21.7)

34 (28.3)

Mambucha

44

15 (34.1)

26 (59.1)

15 (34.0)

6 (13.6)

Nambuzi

36

7 (19.4)

19 (52.8)

10 (27.7)

33 (91.6)

Vulalo

57

29 (51.0)

32 (56.1)

11 (19.3)

12 (21.0)

Matage

42

16 (38.1)

22 (52.3)

16 (38.1)

2 (4.7)

Mecanhelas

71

17 (24.0)

35 (49.3)

16 (22.5)

49 (69.0)

Total

370

120 (32.4)

196 (53)

102 (27.5)

141 (38.1)

  1. aNumber (%) of people with nodules; bNumber (%) of people showing microfilaria in skin biopsy; cNumber (%) of people that expressed complains about visual impairment; dNumber (%) of people who are not refugees from other countries