Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosoma haematobium among Residents of Gwong and Kabong in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria

Dawet, A; Benjamin, Claire; Yakubu, D. P.

doi:10.3923/ijtmed.2012.69.73

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“…Findings of this study revealed that S. haematobium infection did not significantly associate with gender. This is in conformity with other findings such as that of Kabiru et al (2013) in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State; Dawet, Benjamin, and Yakubu (2012) in Jos North, Plateau State; and Nwachukwu, Ohaeri, Ukpai, Irole-Eze, and Amaechi (2018) in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. This indicates that both sexes are equally exposed to the source of S. haematobium infection.…”

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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Muhammad

Abdullahi

Bala

et al. 2019

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Background: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Four hundred terminal urine samples were collected from primary school pupils and analysed using standard filtration technique. Results: Out of the 400 urine samples examined, 192 (48%) were found to be infected with Schistosoma haematobium. Males had a higher prevalence (49.49%) than females (43.93%), although statistical analysis indicated no significant association of S. haematobium infection with gender. The highest infection rate was recorded among pupils aged 4-6 years (62.82%) while the least was found among pupils aged 7-9 years; this did not attend significant level (p > 0.05). The occurrence of S. haematobium infection did not significantly associate with a source of drinking water and water contact activity (p > 0.05). Conclusion: This study indicates the presence of urinary schistosomiasis in the study area and that all pupils in the study area are equally exposed to the source of infection. Therefore, prompt intervention is highly advocated.

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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Muhammad

Abdullahi

Bala

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“…These activities expose them to the infected water with the risk of acquiring repeated infections and harbouring more worms. This agrees with [35,40,41] The general pattern of an initial rise in infection in young children followed by a decline in the older adults was observed in this study. This agrees with earlier studies [14,23,11].…”

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“…While some other studies reported a 100% (hospital-based study) in Malawi; 76% in Madagascar; 42% in Tanzania and 47-62% in Osun State of Nigeria respectively [31,32,33,34,14] . In contrast, [35] reported a 2.07% among some residents of Gwong and Kabong in Jos north LGA while [36] reported a 6.4% in school children in Langai community in Mangu LGA of Plateau State.…”

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Urogenital schistosomiasis in females from some suburban communities of Jos, north central Nigeria

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“…Schistosomiasis is one of the parasitic diseases with highest morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and second to none in terms of prevalence of infection among water-borne diseases in developing countries in Africa, middle east, Caribbean and Asia [15,16]. According to an estimate of World Health Organisation's 700 million people are at risk of acquiring the infection in 76 countries while more than 207 million people are ill with Schistosomiasis, 85% of whom lived in Sub-Saharan Africa [15,17].…”

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“…According to an estimate of World Health Organisation's 700 million people are at risk of acquiring the infection in 76 countries while more than 207 million people are ill with Schistosomiasis, 85% of whom lived in Sub-Saharan Africa [15,17]. Microscopy which is currently the gold standard for parasitological method of schistosomiasis diagnosis as it is relatively simple and inexpensive.…”

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Development of a Rapid LATE-PCR-Based Dipstick for the Detection of Schistosomiasis Haematobium in Human Urine Samples

Mohammed¹

2017

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Introduction: Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium has become a serious public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. It is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality in developing and underdeveloped countries. Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection in both adult and children patients is a clinically important challenge. In the work presented here, we report on an alternative diagnostic method based on presence of the S. haematobium -specific Dra 1, 121 bp repeat fragment in human urine. This study aims to develop LinearAfter-The-Exponential-Polymerase Chain Reaction (LATE-PCR) dipstick for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium in urine samples. Methodology:In an effort to developed or improved the current PCR techniques LATE-PCR Lateral flow was developed, in order to allow specie-specific amplification of Schistosoma haematobium in urine samples.Results: Evaluation study on 50 urine samples showed 100% sensitivity and specificity suggesting the primers and designed probe is specific. Sensitivity of LATE-PCR currently was said to be higher when compared to parasitological methods (Microscopy). LATE-PCR dipstick is highly sensitive since 30 positive urine samples with very low eggs burden were also seen to be positive by the test. The analytical sensitivity was performed and detection limit determine for Schistosoma haematobium. The detection limit of the PCR reaction on Schistosoma haematobium was found to be 1fg/ μl using 10 fold serial dilution. Conclusion:LATE-PCR dipstick developed in this study provides a valuable alternative for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium infection in the study area to speed up diagnosis in addition to the conventional method currently used.

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Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosoma haematobium among Residents of Gwong and Kabong in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Urogenital schistosomiasis in females from some suburban communities of Jos, north central Nigeria

Development of a Rapid LATE-PCR-Based Dipstick for the Detection of Schistosomiasis Haematobium in Human Urine Samples

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