A cross-sectional study on Plasmodium infection was conducted among 158 febrile patients (65 malesand 93 females) reporting to Oyo State Hospital, Oyo, South-western Nigeria. Parasitological andhaematological examinations of the blood samples were conducted. An overall infection rate of 29.7%was observed with parasite densities ranging from 96 - 64680 asexual parasites/µL blood. Thepercentages of infected male and female individuals were 27.7 and 31.2%, respectively. The least(12.5%) and the...
AbstractBACKGROUND Nigeria is the second most endemic country in the world for lymphatic filariasis, withcontrol efforts often hampered by poor community awareness and involvement in intervention strategies.OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perception, and psychosocial aspects of some residents in Nigerian rural communities about lymphatic filariasis in order to develop disease control and intervention strategies with active community involvement.METHODS A standar...
Abstract: Freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus O. F. Müller, 1781 are intermediate hosts for schistosomes, trematode parasites which cause schistosomiasis. The genus includes closely related species complexes with restricted gene flow between populations of each taxon. Despite their importance as intermediate hosts, unambiguous identification of these snails remains challenging. We applied molecular approach to their identification to achieve a better understanding of the epidemiology of s...
ABSTRACT The taxonomic composition, abundance and distribution of phytoplankton in Ifewara Reservoir, Southwestern Nigeria was studied for four months (February to December, 2015). Four sampling stations (designated Stations 1-4) were established along the horizontal axis of the reservoir from inflow region to the dam site end. The stations were all sampled at the marginal sides (A and C) and open water B except for Station 1 which was only at the open water. At each station, net plankton sam...
Abstract This study investigated the effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa on the reproductive hormone of wistar rats. Twenty eight wistar rats weighing between 160 – 200kg were used. They were divided randomly into four groups (A – D) with seven animals in each of the groups. Group A served as the control for group B and received 2ml of distilled water while group B orally received 2ml Hibiscus sabdariffa extract for 21 days, pregnancy was induced previously in these groups. In the sa...
This research work was carried out to determine the effects of three organic fertilizers namely: cattle dung, poultry droppings and pig excreta on the growth of fingerlings of clarias gariepinus. A total of 120 fingerlings of average length (15.3+2.10) cm and weight (34.2+8.73)g were used for the study. Table oc content Chapter one Chapter two Chapter three Chapter four Chapter five References
Soil transmitted helminths (STH) infections; Anaemia and malnutrition are major public health problem in school age children in developing countries of the world. This study was conducted on 125 school children of Ebenezer primary school and Community high school, Shasha in Akinyele local government area of Oyo state. This study was carried out to assess the current prevalence as well as the nutritional impacts of STH infections among these school children. A school based cross sectional stud...
INTRODUCTION Physiological stress and physical injury are the primary contributing factors of fish disease and mortality in aquaculture. Stress is defined as physical or chemical factors that cause bodily reactions that may contribute to disease and death. He further observed that Fishes tend to produce mucus under stressful conditions; any stress causes chemical changes in mucus which decrease its effectiveness as a chemical barrier against invading organisms. Stress upsets the normal electr...
Abstract Infant and mortality is the death of a child or mother caused by diseases and other conditions related to pregnancy and child birth. It is a health indicator which shows if a country is developed, developing or underdeveloped. The leading causes of the misfortuneare high rate of poverty, lack of government hospitals in rural areas, fairness of hospitals and some cultural practices. It has implication not only to the family and community but also to the nation at large. TABL...
ABSTRACT This seminar work on the ecological benefits of aquatic insects was done taking into consideration basic questions and concepts that can be derived from the given topic of study.Some of these questions included -What is an insect?-What is an aquatic insect?-Types of aquatic insects-What is ecology?-Types of ecology-Aquatic ecology-Aquatic insects and their ecological benefits, were used to indicated the depth this work is going to cover. Information on the aquatic insects and thei...