旋盘尾丝虫病(oncho cerca volvul-us)是人体丝虫病的一种,流行于热带、亚热带的潮湿丛林地区,非洲、拉丁美洲是高发区。其症状除皮肤痒疹、皮下结节外,主要损害于眼,故有“河盲”之称(Rirerklind ness),据统计西非农村致盲率达15—30%。多哥是沿沃尔特河域流行的西非六国之一,我国医疗队自1983年3月至984年10月在多哥卡拉中心医院对242例旋盘尾丝虫眼 Oncho cerca volvul-us is a form of filariasis of human being endemic to the humid, jungle tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Latin America. In addition to skin pruritus symptoms, subcutaneous nodules, the main damage in the eye, it is “river blind” (Rirerklind ness), according to statistics in West Africa rural blindness rate of 15-30%. Togo is one of the six West African countries that is prevalent along the Walter River. Our country medical team conducted a total of 242 cases of filariasis from Marcha to October 984 at the Karachi Central Hospital in Togo.