Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Clients Attending Private Medical Laboratory Diagnostic Center in Karshi, Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

1. Introduction Schistosomiasis know as bilharziasis is a major disease of public health importance in tropic and the sub tropic as a source of human morbidity cause by parasitic agent (Nanvya et al., 2011; Goselle et al., 2010). Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease produced by the platyhelminthes worm of the class Trematode, genus Schistosoma. It is commonly known as Blood fluke or Flat worm which is common in developing countries (Gberikon et al., 2015). According to the world Health Organization(WHO), Schistosomiasis is second to malaria alone amid thevector-borne diseases in terms of public health and remuneration importance in the tropic(WHO,2016). The World Health Organization(WHO) has estimated that 160-200 million cases of infections are acquired annually worldwide, with about 120million with symptoms and 20million with varying pathological presentation that is severe illness (Harp and Chowdhury,2011,Mafiana et al,2003, Chitsulo et al.,2000). The disease being endemic to some 74 countries and Some 400 million more people are at risk of becoming infected and an estimated 80% of most severely affected individuals is now concentrated affecting at least 200million people yearly in