| cutaneous myiasis due to tumbu-fly, cordylobia anthropophaga in ilorin, kwara state, nigeria. | the occurrence and public health significance of cutaneous myiasis were investigated in ilorin, kwara state, nigeria between june and september, 1981. the findings indicated that human myiasis caused by the maggot of african tumbu-fly, cordylobia anthropophaga was relatively common and constituted potential public health problems in the affected parts of the state capital. the importance of animal myiasis due to larvae of sheep bot-fly, oesteris ovis and the cattle grubs, hypoderma bovis, was as ... | 1982 | 6131594 |
| prevalence of antibody against rabies among confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in a transit city of nigeria. | the prevalence of anti-glycoprotein antibodies against rabies virus is studied in the sera of confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in ilorin, the capital city of kwara state, nigeria. a quantitative indirect enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (i-elisa) was used to detect rabies virus anti-glycoprotein antibodies in sera from 116 confined, 61 free-roaming, and 13 stray dogs. the sera were collected between june and december 2008 from apparently healthy dogs. of these 190 dogs, 81 (42.6%), consis ... | 2011 | 22194227 |
| parasites of importance for human health in nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners. | dogs are the most common pet animals worldwide. they may harbour a wide range of parasites with zoonotic potential, thus causing a health risk to humans. in nigeria, epidemiological knowledge on these parasites is limited. | 2008 | 19068110 |