01041nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653001500051653001900066653001100085653002600096653001200122100001300134245007700147300001100224490000700235520059100242022001400833 1995 d10aRisk10aPopulation10aonchocerciasis10aHumans10aEpidemiologic Methods10aBurundi1 aNewell E00a[Foci of onchocercosis in Burundi: their extent and population at risk]. a273-810 v753 a

Active case detection in health centres and epidemiological surveys made it possible to determine the extent of onchocerciasis endemic regions in Burundi. The largest endemic region, in the north-west of the country, covers almost totally the province of Cibitoke and partially the adjoining province of Bubanza. The population at risk is 330,000. The endemic region in the south-west of Burundi covers more than one third of the province of Bururi and has 230,000 people at risk. The smallest endemic region is in the province of Rutana (south-east), where 52,000 people live.

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