Prevalence of Intestinal and Urinary Helminth Parasite Infections among Residents of Communities around Lake Alau, Maiduguri

Autor: Hamza, A., Mbaya, A.W., Nwosu, C.O., Nwankwo, E., Luka, J.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: Sahel Journal of Veterinary Sciences; Vol. 19 No. 3 (2022); 14-19
ISSN: 1117-6210
Popis: Intestinal and urinary helminth infections affect up to a quarter of the world’s population, with the potential of causing significant public health and economic burden. The occurrence of helminth parasites in stool and urine of residents, and water and soil samples of some communities around Lake Alau, Maiduguri, Nigeria was determined using direct microscopy, floatation and sedimentation techniques. A total of 349 (34.7%) residents were infected out of the 1,005 examined, consisting of 220 (21.9%) males and 129 (12.8%) females, with significant (p
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