Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a helminthic disease that affect many people all over the world causing illnesses that prevent people from farming and performing other activities, and at times gives rise to malignancies which are fatal. Between 1999 and 2004, some aspects of the epidemiology of schistosomiasis, were studied among 3190 inhabitants of Dogon-Karfe (the boundary with Jos North Local Government Area), Gigiring, Anglo-Jos Bukuru, Vom, Zawan, Mararaba-Jama’a and Farin-Lamba, all in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State Nigeria. Their faeces and urine were examined microscopically for eggs of schistosomes. The faecal samples were prepared using the method described by Allen and Ridley (1970) while the urine samples were prepared using the method of Dazo and Biles (1974). Thirteen (13) (0.20%) of the entire volunteers had eggs of schistosome in their stool and 8(0.13%) recorded presence of eggs in their urine samples. The streams and irrigation systems within the area were surveyed for the intermediate hosts (snails). The snail vectors were examined for cercariae by exposure to sunshine for 30 minutes. Of the 1081 snails collected from these streams only 85(7.86%) excreted cercariae. The difference in infection of the snails by cercariae in different sites were statistically significant (P
OKPALA, H (2021). Epidemiological Studies of Schistosomiasis in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/epidemiological-studies-of-schistosomiasis-in-jos-south-local-government-area-plateau-state-nigeria
OKPALA, HERBERT "Epidemiological Studies of Schistosomiasis in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 08 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/epidemiological-studies-of-schistosomiasis-in-jos-south-local-government-area-plateau-state-nigeria. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
OKPALA, HERBERT . "Epidemiological Studies of Schistosomiasis in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 08 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/epidemiological-studies-of-schistosomiasis-in-jos-south-local-government-area-plateau-state-nigeria >.
OKPALA, HERBERT . "Epidemiological Studies of Schistosomiasis in Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/epidemiological-studies-of-schistosomiasis-in-jos-south-local-government-area-plateau-state-nigeria