| the pattern of parasitic infection in human gut at the specialist hospital, benin city, nigeria. | in a survey of 6213 persons conducted between january 1973 to december 1974, at the specialist hospital, benin city, the most common helminths were necator americanus (16.8%), ascaris lumbricoides (19l5%) and trichuris trichiur (5-9%). dicrocoelium hospes (0-06%) was also recorded and this may become an important liver parasite of man in nigeria. its snail vectors are believed to be species of limicolaria and achatina which are widely dispersed in nigeria. entamoeba coli and e. histolytica showe ... | 1977 | 849017 |
| plasmodium falciparum and intestinal parasitic co-infections in hiv-infected patients in benin city, edo state, nigeria. | human co-infection with plasmodium falciparum and helminthes is ubiquitous throughout africa. this study aimed to determine the co-infections of plasmodium falciparum infection in hiv and intestinal parasitic infections, and their immunological distribution, in benin city, nigeria. | 2012 | 22610710 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasites in relation to cd4 counts and anaemia among hiv-infected patients in benin city, edo state, nigeria. | parasitic infections continue to take their toll on hiv positive patients by influencing the blood qualitatively and quantitatively. the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in relation to anaemia and cd4 counts among hiv-infected patients in benin city, nigeria. using a serial sampling method, a total of 2000 hiv-infected patients were recruited on their first visit prior to highly active anti-retroviral therapy (haart) at the university of ... | 2011 | 24409641 |
| comparative analysis of pathogenic organisms in cockroaches from different community settings in edo state, nigeria. | cockroaches are abundant in nigeria and are seen to harbour an array of pathogens. environmental and sanitary conditions associated with demographic/socio-economic settings of an area could contribute to the prevalence of disease pathogens in cockroaches. a total of 246 cockroaches (periplaneta americana) in urban (benin, n=91), semi-urban (ekpoma, n=75) and rural (emuhi, n=70) settings in edo state, nigeria were collected within and around households. the external body surfaces and alimentary c ... | 2014 | 24850961 |