Publications

schistosomiasis in kano state, nigeria. i. human infections near dam sites and the distribution and habitat preferences of potential snail intermediate hosts.	stool and urine samples from 813 schoolchildren and adults from the tomas and rimin gado dam areas of kano state, nigeria, showed schistosoma haematobium to be present at both localities with prevalences of 26.6 and 36.8%, respectively. no cases of s. mansoni were found. the prevalence and intensity of s. haematobium was low and similar in both study areas. statistical analysis revealed a correlation between prevalence and location, but no evident association with professed patterns of water con ...	1988	3256277
schistosoma curassoni brumpt, 1931 and s. bovis (sonsino, 1876) in cattle in northern nigeria.	schistosoma curassoni has been recovered from cattle in northern nigeria. rectal scrapings of 90 cows slaughtered at the kano abattoir, kano, nigeria during march and april 1986 revealed a prevalence of 7.8% s. bovis and 2.2% s. curassoni. further examination of the mesenteric and rectal veins of 502 cows showed that the overall prevalence of schistosomiasis was 31.1%. local bulinus globosus were infected successfully in the laboratory with s. bovis miracidia.	1988	3372976