Incidence of intestinal Parasites has been described as one of the most common problems of developing countries like Nigeria. World Health Organization estimated that 3.5 billion people worldwide are infected with some types of intestinal parasites, and as many as 450 million of them are sick as a result. This work therefore is carried out to access the carrier status of food handlers around the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu in Enugu State of Nigeria as well as to ascertain the common offending parasite. Three hundred and six (306) stool samples were randomly collected between January and August, 2001 from food vendors occupying the zones around the Teaching Hospital which include: UNTH Road, Railway track, Prison old park and Dean's cook. The samples were transported to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Parasitology Laboratory within 1 hour of production and analysed Parasitologically using Physiological saline and iodine direct mount and formal ether concentration techniques. Out of the 306 stool samples analysed, 126 representing 41.2% tested positive to parasites. Entamobe histolytica showed the highest incidence of 52.4% followed by Ascaris lumbricoidis with 23.8% and the least was Tricharis trichura with 40%. The incidence of mixed infection was 44.4%. Female food handlers were more infected 44.2% than the male food handlers 36.8%. Whereas Meat handlers were most infected 66.7% among other food handlers. From the result of the work, it can be inferred

As one of the common sources of protein available to man, fish is highly consumed due to its lower cholesterol content and price. So it forms a rich protein source for both poor and rich. As a part of checkmating the public health risks associated with this general dependence of the population on fish, the microbiological assessment of smoked fish, Scombia, scombia sold in Owerri was embarked on with the aim of ascertaining the microbial quality, the presence and prevalence of microorganisms of public health importance. A total of one hundred and eight (108) samples were collected from the smoking Factory, Open Market and Hawkers. These were analyzed microbiologically for viable heterotrophic bacteria and fungi count on Nutrient and Potato dextrose agar respectively, using pour plate method and coliform count in MacConkey broth by multiple tube method (MPN). The mean value results from the analysis revealed high microbial contamination in all the samples. The resultant data were analyzed statistically using randomized block design of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 95% level of confidence and the difference were separated using the least significance difference (LSD). The mean results of viable heterotrophic bacteria and fungi count showed no significance difference for the collection sites; but the coliform mean results for the three sites showed marked variation at 95% level (P>0.

Awareness of the threat of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is growing. Oxacillin and methicillin are penicillinase-stable penicillins, and strains that are oxacillin and methicillinn resistant are historically termed MRSA. To determine the existence of MRSA strains patients attending treatments in hospitals in Imo state, 200 clinical specimens were examined using conventional method such as culture and sensitivity. The specimens include urogenital swabs, nasal swabs, wound swabs, pus and blood. Out of the 200 samples collected, 23.68% showed resistance to oxacillin, 25.00% of the isolates from Owerri Zone were MRSA, while 23.81% of isolates from Okigwe Zone yielded MRSA, and 20.00% from Orlu Zone yielded MRSA. The mean for zones is 25.33 ± 13.05. Children under the age of 10 have the highest incidence of (57.14%) of S. aureus isolates resistant to oxacillin, followed by the elderly people of age group 51 to 60 years (27.27%). The young adults between the ages of 21 to 30 have the least incidence (10.00%) and the mean for age groups is 43.66 ± 6.26. The mean for clinical specimens is 15.20 ± 22.16. Wound specimens produced the highest incidence (40.00%) among clinical specimens followed by pus (33.33%) and blood has the least occurrence (00.00%). Males produced the highest incidence between the sexes (26.67%) and women (21.74%), and the mean for sexes is 38.00 ± 11.31. This shows that MRSA exists in hospitals in Imo state and considering the danger, it portends to healthcare setting, and efforts are needed to contain its spread.

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