Akinseye Olanrewaju Roland, Gbadamosi Folawiyo I., Ale Ebenezer Morayo, Ojomo L. Joan, Adelabu Mustapha & Olaleye Olusola·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2021
Introduction: A combination of phylogenetic tree of trypanosome isolates and the geographical information of the epidemiologic foci can acquaint us with the occurrences of African trypanosomiasis outbreak necessitous for educating the spatial distribution of the parasites, vector...
Malaria poses a major public health problem that is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in impoverished and poor sanitary settings. Malaria, a vector-borne disease, transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito is an endemic disease. Farmers are often known to live in remote locati...
G. U. Amana, J. C. Ozougwu, I. C. Okoye, C. A. Imakwu, O. P. Okeke, I. Nwachukwu, J. E. Ekeleme, J. Idakwo & J. C. Ogbodo·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2021
Parasites infect nearly every species of animals, nevertheless the majority are inadequately studied except they have proven economic, medical or conservation significance. The role of parasites in the decline of anuran population is not clearly understood, therefore this study i...
Pauline Ukamaka Umeanaeto, Queenette Eberechukwu Chukwuma, Goodness Nkiru Itemba, Kindness Chidi Irikannu, Joseph Uche Anumba, Chukwudinma Chigozie Okoli & Justina Chimezie Akulue·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2021
Background: The practice of eating raw fruits and vegetables has led to infection with various parasitic diseases. Some flies species has been reported as mechanical transmitters of parasites and so contribute to the spread of the disease-causing organisms on fruits and vegetable...
A study on evaluation of human intestinal parasite associated with edible vegetables commonly consumed in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, was carried out to determine parasitic contamination of these daily consumed items. The samples included waterleaf, pumpkin leaf, scent lea...
Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of malaria in the area with reference to location, sex and age; mosquito vectors and the Plasmodium specie responsible for the transmission of malaria in the area, as well as the reliability of two diagnostic methods: rapid diagnostic test (...
Malaria in pregnancy is a public health problem with serious negative impact on the mother and the foetus. There were 228 million cases of malaria and 405,000 deaths worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO) world malaria report for 2018. It is caused by a parasi...
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among students of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State. Study Design: The study targeted a total of 200 (73 off campus and 127 hostel) students of the University of Agric...
Lynn Maori, Hussaini Suleiman Salihu, Japhet J. kalang, Maikudi Haruna, R. C. Mamtara, Emmanuel Peters, Abdulsalam Yakubu & Usman Muhammed·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2021
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood glucose, either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Defects in immune system are associated with diff...
Aïkou Nicolas, Gbati Oubri Bassa, Degbey Cyriaque, Coulibaly Amadou Founzegue, Gnangle B. Rosen, Assogba Jacques Kevin, Adjaho Lidwine & Kangni Marie Louis Aballo·South Asian Journal of Parasitology·2021
This study investigated the value of the KATO method in the diagnosis and enumeration of helminth eggs in HZ-AC/SA. Helminthiases are widespread disease worldwide and are among the most common conditions constituting a public health problem. It is a fact that most biomedical labo...