Epidemiological and Bacteriological Studies On Vesical Schistosomiasis in Ikwo Area, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

A study to determine the prevalence and intensity of vesical schistosomiasis and concomitant bacterial infection in six communities in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State is reported. Centrifugeconcentration technique for the examination of Schistosoma haematobium ova was employed. Out of the 838 persons examined, 350 (41.8%) were infected with S. haematobium. Of the 430 males and 408 females examined, 175 (40.7%) and 175 (42.9%) were infected respectively. There was no significant difference in the prevalence ofinfection amongst the sexes (X2 = 1.19; df = 1; P> 0.05). Over 60% of the infected persons are aged 0 – 20 years. Statistical analysis revealed that the prevalence (X2 = 16.65; df = 6, P< 0.05) and intensity (t = 7.02; df = 6, P 50 eggs/10ml urine. Visible haematuria increased with intensity of infection. Farmers were significantly (X2 = 9.82, df = 4; P< 0.05) more affected than other occupational groups examined. Of the 350 persons examined, 44 (22.6%) had significant bacteriuria. The rate of significant bacteriuria increased with age in both sexes. Statistically, there was asignificant difference (X2 = 9.09; df = 1; P< 0.05) in the occurrence of significant bacteriuria among the sexes. The bacterial organisms isolated are: Salmonella (2.3%), Staphylococcus aureus (2.0%), Klebsiella spp (1.1%), Escherichia coli (5.7%), Proteus spp (0.9%) and Pseudomonas spp (0.6%)

Concomitant bacteria in the blood of malaria patients in Owerri, southeastern Nigeria

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The use of herbs in malaria treatment in parts of Imo State, Nigeria

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children in Owerri municipality, Imo state, Nigeria

A study on the prevalence of intestinal parasites was conducted among school children in Owerri Municipality of Imo State, Nigeria, between February and September 2003. Of the 1511 children examined, 721 (47.7%) were infected with intestinal parasites. The parasites encountered included Ascaris lumbricoides (18.5%), Trichuris truchiura (10.7%), Entamoeba histolytica (7.3%), Strongyloides stercoralis (6.0%), and Hookworm (5.3%). The age group 12-15 years was the least infected with the infection prevalence of 26.3%. Although the prevalence of intestinal parasites was higher among males (50.3%) than in the females (45.7%), it was not significant (

Endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria

The investigation on the prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis was carried out amongst inhabitants of Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Of the 1,080 individuals examined from five randomly selected communities in the area, 41 (3.8%) were excreting Schistosoma haematubium ova in their urine. The severity of infection calculated by mean egg counts per 10 ml of urine varied significantly between the age groups (p 50 100 eggs/10 ml urine. The prevalence of haematuria in infection also increased with age from 0-20 years and decreased thereafter. The factors contributing to these observations and feasible control measures are discussed

Incidence of microorganisms of public health concern in food product in Owerri, Nigeria

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Bacteriological Evaluation of Water Bottles Used by Nursery School Pupils in Owerri, Nigeria

Bacteriological evaluation of water bottles used by nursery school pupils in Owerri metropolis was carried out. Eleven bacterial genera were isolated from the water bottle samples. These included Bacillus, E. coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Micrococcus, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Shigella and Streptococcus species. All the eleven genera were isolated in the water bottle samples collected from Amazing Grace Nursery School, Mary Sumner Nursery School, FUTO Nursery School, IMSU Nursery School and St. Paul's International Nursery School. Absent from FSP and Alvan Nursery Schools were two genera namely Salmonella and Shigella. The genus Salmonella was not isolated from Assumpta and Welsely Nursery Schools. Overall percentage positive isolation of Enterobacter, Proteus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and E. coli were highest, ranging from 61 to 87.5%, while Salmonella, Shigella and Klebsiella were the least, ranging from 7.5 to 21%. Total aerobic and coliform counts in all the samples ranged between 1.1X 109 - 1.9X 109cfu/ml and 8.0 x 105-3. 6xl08cfu/ml, while total staphylococcal and enterobacteriaceae counts in all samples ranged between 3.6X 105- 8.0 x 107 cfu/ml and 7.2 x 106- 6.0 x 107 cfu/ml. This study shows that all of the water bottles used by the nursery school pupils exceeded safe bacteria levels. Such magnitude of contamination associated predominantly with free-living microorganisms is of public health concerns. Keywords: Bacteriological quality, water bottles, nursery schools, Nigeria International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 5(4): 309-314, 200

Assessment of the effectiveness of intervention strategies in the control of endemic dracunculiasis in Ebonyi state, Nigeria

An assessment study of the effectiveness of intervention strategies in the control of endemic dracunculiasis amongst farming communities of Ezza north, Ebonyi State, Nigeria was carried out. A total of 2,226 persons were physically examined during the initial study prior to the application of intervention measures. A total of 426 (19.1%) subjects had either Dracunculus ulcers or emergent worms. About 18.5% and 20.2% males and females were infected respectively. Infection varied among communities with Iyere (47.9%) and Ekka (43.9%) being significantly higher than others (