| an observation of the dynamics of intestinal helminth infections in two isolated communities in south-western nigeria. | school pupils aged 8-12 years with triple infections of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworms at iwaya, a large urban slum in lagos state and iworoko/igbemo, a rural farming community in ondo state, nigeria, were given single dose treatment of levamisole (40 mg.). subsequent worm accumulation was studied by egg counts per gram of faeces on the 2nd week, 3rd, 5th, 9th and 12th months after treatment. worm infection rates and load were heavier at iwaya. the rates of worm recruitm ... | 1988 | 3188213 |
| the parasitic diseases of school children in lagos state, nigeria. | a survey of 5,595 primary school children in lagos state showed that most of the children were over-loaded with parasitic infestations which included malaria (37.7%), schistosomiasis (13.4%). ascariasis (74.2%), trichuriasis (75.8%), hookworm (29.5%) and tungiasis (49.5%). multiple infections were observed with about 16.2% harbouring all the causative organisms of the parasitic diseases enumerated above. the high prevalence of parasitic infestations among these children is an index of the commun ... | 1981 | 6111920 |
| 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 |
| disinfectant/antiparasitic activities of jatropha curcas. | to investigate the disinfectant/antiparasitic activities of jatropha curcas as a first step in providing a cheap, readily available disinfectant and malaria vector control agent. | 1998 | 10493051 |
| a study on the effects of urbanization on the nutritional status of primary school children in lagos, nigeria. | a study on the effects of urbanization on the nutritional status of primary school children aged 5-10 years was carried out in lagos. a total of 328 children and their parents were studied with the aid of a questionnaire, anthropometric measurements of weights and heights and stool microscopy. the study revealed a prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (pem) among the children to be 37.9%. 125 (38.2%) of them were found to have weight-for-height below -2sd (standard deviation) signifying wast ... | 1999 | 10561863 |
| nutritional status of public primary school children: a comparison between an upland and riverine area of ojo lga, lagos state nigeria. | this cross sectional study was carried out to compare the nutritional status of public primary school children in an upland and a riverine area of ojo local government area of lagos state, nigeria. a multistage sampling method was used to select a total of 240 children, 120 from each of the two areas. the study population for each area had an equal sex distribution (60 boys and 60 girls). dietary, anthropometric, clinical and laboratory methods were employed. using the national centre for health ... | 2000 | 11142611 |
| cyclospora cayetanensis in stools submitted to hospitals in lagos, nigeria. | cyclospora cayetanensis is an emerging human pathogen associated with gastrointestinal disease. the epidemiology and biology of the parasite are poorly understood, and numerous outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have been recorded from around the world since 1990, but the incidence of the parasite in nigeria has not been described. | 2002 | 12718827 |
| 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 |