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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Coccidia Infection among Desi and Broiler Chickens in Gombe Metropolis, Gombe State, Nigeria

A. Jemimah, T. I. James, E. Abba, A. Rejoice & Y. Lamogo · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of chicken coccidiosis within Gombe metropolis, Gombe State, Nigeria. Study Design: Faecal samples were collected from a total of 100 desi and broiler chickens randomly and examined for the pr...

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Expression of TAg 5 in Relation to Presence of Trypanosome Parasites in Tsetse Flies Captured Kagarko LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Adamu Shehu Usman, Auta Ishaya Kato & Mohammed Sanni Aliyu · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Tsetse antigen 5 has an accession number of AF259957 and full length transcript of 926 bpconcealed by its complementary DNA without the poly (A) tail. It forms constituent of Tsetse saliva and is therefore injected into the mammalian host during Tsetse feeding and is also known t...

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Prevalence and Density of Malaria Parasites in Asymptomatic Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

I. A. Simon-Oke & D. Oladipo-King · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Aim: Malaria is a complex disease that varies widely in epidemiology and clinical manifestation in different parts of the world. The research was carried out to evaluate the prevalence and intensity of malaria parasitaemia in asymptomatic students of the Federal university of Tec...

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Impacts of Climate Change Scenarios on Fasciola gigantica Risk in Semi-arid West Africa: A Case Study of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Isah Hamisu, Heiko Balzter & Jörg Kaduk · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Aims: Fascioliasis is a parasitic and zoonotic liver disease that reduces the health and productivity of infected cattle and sheep. In recent years, an observed increase in the prevalence of the disease in Western Africa has been attributed to the changes in regional climatic con...

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Management of Root-knot Disease in Okra with Poultry Manure and Leaf Extracts of Senna alata

Idorenyin Asukwo Udo, Aniefiok Effiong Uko & Daniel Offiong Etim · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the nematicidal effect of aqueous leaf extracts of Senna alata, and poultry manure against Meloidogyne incognita on okra (cv. Clemson spineless). The concentration of S. alata leaf extract (0.20, 0.40, 0.60, 0.80 g/ml) and a...

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Antiprotozoal Effects of Aloe vera Leaves Extract against Experimentally Induced Coccidiosis in Broiler Chickens

M. Musa Isah, S. Gide, A. Haruna & G. Anas · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

The anti-coccidian properties of Aloe vera were investigated and its therapeutic effect was compared with that of conventional drugs (amprolium powder) on broiler chickens. The broiler was divided into four groups of 15 birds each. Group A served as control and were not infected...

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Parasitic Contamination in Ready-to-Eat Salads in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Papa Kofi Amissah-Reynolds, Denis Dekugmen Yar, Vincent Aboagye, Isaac Monney, Francis Nuamah & Emmanuel Awimbe Ndego · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Background: Globally, vegetables have become an essential part of the human diet due to their high nutritional benefits. They are usually eaten raw or partially cooked and therefore could become vehicles for transmission of food-borne illness. This study therefore assessed parasi...

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Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatment and Its Challenges

Israt Jahan Khan Chowdhury & Md Fazlul Haque · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is generally termed as kala-azar, black fever, and Dumdum fever and it is known to be the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Without any proper diagnosis and treatment it causes high fatality rate. It is a disease generally caused by protozoan parasite...

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Socio-Demographic Factors and Attitudes Influencing the Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women in Buea, Sw Cameroon

Judith Lum Ndamukong-Nyanga, Nchangsen Jacqueline, Dinayen Flavia, Ngum Catherine Ndamukong & Desdemona Njabi Nji · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

The present study aims to determine the socio-demographic factors and attitudes influencing the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Buea, SW Cameroon. Toxoplasma gondii also called T. gondii is derived from the Greek words toxon, plasma and gondii which mean b...

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Distribution of Acanthamoeba Genotypes in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mousa Motavallihaghi, Manoochehr Karami, Khadijeh Rahmati, Pegah Ameri, Fariborz Etemadifar & Amir Hossein Maghsood · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Introduction: Despite many studies that have been done in different parts of Iran, comprehensive information on the epidemiology of Acanthamoeba is not available. Therefore, this review was conducted to collect the reports from studies accompanied in different parts of the countr...

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A Review on Rodent-borne Parasitic Zoonosis: Public Health Risk to Humans

Tijjani Mustapha, Abdullahi Muhammad Daskum, Roslaini Abd Majid & Ngah Zasmy Unyah · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Rodent species such as Rattus rattus diardii and Rattus norvegicus are invasive species and potential reservoirs of significant pathogens of humans. The zoonotic infections are among the most common on earth and are responsible for over 60% of all human infectious diseases. This...

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Analytic Survey of the Periodicity of the Blood Microfilariae among the Donors of Blood Consulted to the General Hospital of References of Buta in Republic Democratic of Congo

Briston Mongita Esol’e, Honoré Mopaya Pakowe & Alberick Anagwetalibe Kota · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Non-Governmental Organizations in collaboration with the National Program for the Fight against Onchocerciasis ‘‘PNLO’’, are well engaged in the fight against filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study, conducted at the Buta General Reference Hospital, aims to sea...

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Prevalence of Schistosomiasis among the Bavaido Village Peasants and the Residents of Tshopo River at Kisangani- DR. Congo

Briston Mongita Esol’e, Chantal Zingabako Ngbingina, Alberic Anagwatalibe Kota, Honoré Mopaya Pakowe & Flavien Mongita Etisomba Likoke · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2020

Schistosomiasis is a pathology, today called Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD). It is a chronic parasitic disease caused by flatworms called Schistosoma or bilharzia, transmitted to humans by a freshwater mollusc. This disease is the 2nd most common parasitic disease in the world....

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