Pregnant women in resource-scarce countries are vulnerable to helminthic infestations. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminthes (STHs) infections among pregnant women in Onitsha Metropolis. A cross-se...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2025/v8i4216
Aims: The study was aimed at investigating the prevalence, intensity and risk factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis transmission among primary school children. Study Design: This study is a cross-sectional, school-based, descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study...
Cockroaches pose significant public health problem due to their ability to mechanically transmit human intestinal parasites and other disease-causing micro-organisms. Hence this study was carried out to assess the prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasites associated wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11576
Synantropic flies are those flies associated ecologically with human and have been linked with the transmission of bacteria, viruses, fungi, soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) and some protozoa. A survey of synanthropic flies was carried out in Anambra State using constructed fly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2025/v21i11570