| human helminthosis in a rural community of plateau state, nigeria. | urine and faecal samples were obtained from 1,517 people in fier, a typical rural village in plateau state, nigeria, for a parasitological survey among the population. 643 (42.39%) persons were found to be infected with altogether 9 helminths, namely: ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, taenia sp., trichuris trichiura, enterobius vermicularis, schistosoma mansoni, s. haematobium, hymenolepis nana and strongyloides stercoralis. age and religion as opposed to sex, type of sewage system, and type of ho ... | 1992 | 1456465 |
| primary infertility associated with schitosoma mansoni: a case report from the jos plateau, north central nigeria. | testicular schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma mansoni is very rare and more so when associated with primary infertility. a 40 years old man from the jos plateau, north central nigeria presented with primary infertility after ten years of marriage. sperm count revealed oligospermia and he also complained of inability to sustain erection. testicular biopsy revealed several ova of schistosoma mansoni in the connective tissue of the testes. cases of infertility in endemic areas especially when th ... | 2012 | 23515635 |
| studies in intestinal parasitic disease agents in stools of people in a rural area of nigeria. | a summary of 300 villagers who reported at the parasitology laboratory of the school of medical laboratory technology (s.m.l.t) vom, plateau state, nigeria was carried out for the presence of parasites' cysts, eggs, or larva. of the 300 faecal samples examined using the light microscope after formal-ether centrifugation, 127 (42.3%) harboured one or more parasites. the parasites identified and their prevalent rates were: entamoeba coli (19.0%) necator americanus (17.0%); entamoeba histolytica (4 ... | 1992 | 1390369 |
| observed disparity on schistosome infection rates in field biomphalaria pfeifferi (krauss) between two areas of the jos metropolis, nigeria. | two regions of the jos metropolis in plateau state, nigeria, with contrasting topographic features and harbouring many snails infested water bodies were surveyed for the presence of cercariae shedding biomphalaria pfeifferi (krauss) for a period of 12 months. a significantly marked (p < 0.01) fluctuation in infection rates in field b. pfeifferi was observed between the two areas. the factors contributing to the disparity in shedding capacities are linked to human behavioural pattern, and the dry ... | 1995 | 9137649 |