ABSTRACT Gastro Intestinal Helminthiasis was investigated among primary school children in Ihengwu village, Oko between February and March 2015. Sixty samples of freshly collected faeces from sixty randomly selected primary school children between the age of four and ten years from two selected primary schools; Gaius Benton and Pope John primary schools, Oko were analyzed. A small quantity of each faecal sample was collected from the specimen bottle and emulsified on a clean microscopic slide and then examined microscopically of the 60 samples examined, 52(86.7%) harbored helminthes ova, Ascaris Lumbricoides was 33(55%), Ancylostoma duodenale was 14(23.3%) and Trichuris trichiura was 5(8.3%).
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Contents v Abstract vii CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 Background of the study 1 Aim/objectives 9 Scope of the study 9 CHAPTER TWO Literature Review 10 General structure of nematodes 16 Geographical distribution of helminthes 19 Morphology of helminthes 22 Mode of transmission of helminthes 27 Economics importance of helminthes 29 CHAPTER THREE Materials and Method 31 Materials 31 Methods 31 Processing 33 Identification of helminthes 33 Floatation techniques 33 CHAPTER FOUR Results 35 CHAPTER FIVE Discussion 38 Conclusion 39 Recommendations 40 Reference 41
PREVALENCE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL HEMINTHIASIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (CASE STUDY OF IHENGWU VILLAGE, OKO, ORUMBA NORTH L.G.A.)
ABSTRACT Gastro Intestinal Helminthiasis was investigated among primary school children in Ihengwu village, Oko between February and March 2015. Sixty samples of freshly collected faeces from sixty randomly selected primary school children between the age of four and ten years from two selected primary schools; Gaius Benton and Pope John primary... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Gastro Intestinal Helminthiasis was investigated among primary school children in Ihengwu village, Oko between February and March 2015. Sixty samples of freshly collected faeces from sixty randomly selected primary school children between the age of four and ten years from two selected primary schools; Gaius Benton and Pope John primary... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This research work is limited to Makurdi (Wadata and North bank) in Benue State. All the sheep and goats from different origins, in different age group and sex brought to slaughter house at the time of visit were targeted as study population, a simple random sampling method was employed in selecting 50 goats and 50 sheep, making a total... Continue Reading
Abstract The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%),... Continue Reading
Abstract The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%),... Continue Reading
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Schistosomiasis is a chronic human disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. The schistosomes live i1n the blood vessels associated with the intestine and urinary bladd1er where they reproduce sexually. Schistosomiasis is one of the most wide spread parasitic disease that... Continue Reading
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Schistosomiasis is a chronic human disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. The schistosomes live i1n the blood vessels associated with the intestine and urinary bladd1er where they reproduce sexually. Schistosomiasis is one of the most wide spread parasitic disease that... Continue Reading
DERMATOPHYTE are unique of fungi that effect the Keratinous tissues of lower animals and human Dermatophytoses is the medical term for fungal infection of the superficial layer of the skin, nail, hair and scalp. The prevalence study Dermatophytoses in Wuntin Dada Primary School Bauchi is to determine the prevalence of the diseases, the different... Continue Reading
DERMATOPHYTE are unique of fungi that effect the Keratinous tissues of lower animals and human Dermatophytoses is the medical term for fungal infection of the superficial layer of the skin, nail, hair and scalp. The prevalence study Dermatophytoses in Wuntin Dada Primary School Bauchi is to determine the prevalence of the diseases, the different... Continue Reading
DERMATOPHYTE are unique of fungi that effect the Keratinous tissues of lower animals and human Dermatophytoses is the medical term for fungal infection of the superficial layer of the skin, nail, hair and scalp. The prevalence study Dermatophytoses in Wuntin Dada Primary School Bauchi is to determine the prevalence of the diseases, the different... Continue Reading