A survey of gastrointestinal parasites in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 82 (2), 181-184
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1988.11812226
Abstract
To study the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in Ogun State, Nigeria, 479 stool specimens were examined at a hospital in Abeokuta during the rainy season in June 1986. Intestinal helminths and/or protozoa were present in 297 samples (62%). 417middot;1% of the specimens showed a single infection, 34% showed double, 20% triple and 5% quadruple infection. The most commonly found worm was Ascaris lumbricoides (in 40% of specimens), followed by Trichuris trichiura (23·2%), hookworms (19·2%), Strongyloides stercoralis (2·1%) and Dicrocoelium sp. (0·4%). Pathogenic protozoa found were Entamoeba histolytica (7%), Giardia intestinalis (4·2%), Blastocystis hominis (2·5%) and Cryptosporidium sp. (2·3%). The apathogenic protozoa Entamoeba coli, Chilomastix mesnili, Trichomonas hominis and Iodamoeba buetschlii were also seen.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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