| the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthiases in rural communities in southern nigeria. | an investigation of the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthiases was undertaken in four villages in oyo state, nigeria. diagnosis was based on examination of stool samples for the presence of helminth ova in all age classes. the prevalence of ascaris lumbriocoides ranged from 61.5-72.2%, of trichuris trichiura from 65-74%, and of hookworm from 52.4-63% depending on the village concerned. intensity, assessed indirectly as the mean eggs per gram of faeces (epg), varied with regar ... | 1992 | 1449276 |
| pathogenic intestinal parasites and bacterial agents in solid wastes. | to determine the profile of potentially pathogenic enteric parasites and bacterial agents in municipal refuse dumps in ibadan, nigeria. | 2002 | 12630495 |
| high-level parasitic contamination of soil sampled in ibadan metropolis. | soil transmitted helminthes infections are common chronic human infections worldwide, this has been recognized as an important health problem, particularly in developing countries. the study was conducted within ibadan metropolis in oyo state, south western nigeria between september 2008 and march 2009 to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite in soil samples within the city. a total of 102 soil samples were collected from different sources from five local government areas ranging from ... | 2011 | 22783681 |
| the presence of intestinal parasites in selected vegetables from open markets in south western nigeria. | intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infection worldwide. in recent years there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of food-borne illness linked to fresh vegetables which is a major way in the transmission of intestinal parasites. the study was carried out to determine the level of parasitological contamination of vegetables sold at selected markets in south western nigeria. a total of 120 samples from different vegetables were randomly sampled from major se ... | 2009 | 20499624 |
| vernal keratoconjunctivitis and intestinal parasitic infestations in black children. | the study aimed at finding out any association between vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc) and intestinal worm infestations in black children in nigeria. this is a report of a case-control study of a total of 117 cases of vkc and 198 controls, who were newly presenting to two hospitals in ibadan. the controls were comparable to the cases in many respects. while 67 (57%) of cases admitted to previous passage of worms, 59 (50.5%) children actually had parasitic infestations. of these 59 children, 30 ... | 2005 | 16334499 |
| targeted anthelminthic treatment of school children: effect of frequency of application on the intensity of ascaris lumbricoides infection in children from rural nigerian villages. | a study to compare the effects of different frequencies of targeted chemotherapy with levamisole (ketrax: jagal pharma, lagos, zeneca pharmaceuticals uk) as an action for the control of ascaris lumbricoides was carried out in 3 communities in rural oyo state, nigeria. the targeted group comprised children, age 5 to 15 years, attending primary school within their village. treatment was provided within the school with the assistance of the school teachers. three frequencies of targeted treatment w ... | 1996 | 8710419 |
| a cost-effectiveness analysis of anthelminthic intervention for community control of soil-transmitted helminth infection: levamisole and ascaris lumbricoides. | a study to compare effects of mass, targeted, and selective chemotherapy with levamisole as an intervention for the control of ascaris lumbricoides was carried out in 3 communities in rural oyo state, nigeria. selective treatment was applied in 1 village by treating the most heavily infected 20% of the inhabitants, targeted treatment in the second village involved children aged 2-15 yr, whereas mass treatment was offered to all inhabitants in the third village, excluding infants under 1 yr and p ... | 1996 | 8691358 |