Non-Governmental Organizations in collaboration with the National Program for the Fight against Onchocerciasis ‘‘PNLO’’, are well engaged in the fight against filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study, conducted at the Buta General Reference Hospital, aims to sea...
Schistosomiasis is a pathology, today called Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD). It is a chronic parasitic disease caused by flatworms called Schistosoma or bilharzia, transmitted to humans by a freshwater mollusc. This disease is the 2nd most common parasitic disease in the world....
This study the examined feacal sampled from 1392 goats from Trans Nzoia area in Kenya for Gastro-Intestinal Helminths (GIH). A total of 642 (46.1%) were found positive for GIH. Trematodes were 22.1%, cestodes 12.6% and nematodes were the least prevalent at 11.4% with a mixed infe...
Background: Salmonella bacteria and A. galli worms cause serious illness, pathological defects and economic losses even in modern poultry production systems. This study was undertaken to elucidate the antibiotic sensitivity of Salmonella typhimurium when associated to A. galli. M...
The study evaluated the distribution and some ecological aspects of land snails in croplands of Trans Nzoia, Kenya from January to December 2016. Snails were collected monthly during the study period and sampled using a combination of indirect litter sample methods and timed dire...
Background and Aim: Malaria remains a disease of public health concern in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. It has caused the death of millions of people; especially pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of Plasmodi...
Fecal samples were collected from 389 school children 200 (76.9%) boys and 189 (80.8%) girls and were examined by using direct smear, formalin-ether administration techniques socio-economic personal hygiene, environmental and demographic information were collected by using self-a...
Background and Aim: Malaria is a major disease of public health concern which requires adequate epidemiological information for proper management and control in Nigeria. This research was carried out to determine the pattern of malaria parasitaemia and genotype among residents of...
Background: Malaria and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in pregnancy are of great public health importance, jeopardizing the outcome of pregnancy, affecting mother, foetus and new-born babies. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of malaria an...
Aims: In this study, sesbania (Sesbania grandiflora) leaves were used as an experimental material. Tannins was measured using Folin-Ciocalteu method. The ovicidal effect of this plant leaves was determined against goat’s parasitic nematode egg using egg hatch assay. Study Design:...