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The burden of intestinal helminth infection among primary school children has been documented as the major cause of morbidity, mortality and poor intellectual development among this group...
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There was absence of parasites in the different fish species such as African striped grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum) ,(B) Sling fish, (Exocoetus volitans),(C) Arius gigas, (D),...
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The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) advocates for the treatment of entire endemic communities, in order to achieve its elimination targets. The study aimed at the...
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Insects utilizing decaying plantain pseudo stems in Michael Okpara University and Isochi autonomous community were investigated from July 2018- September 2018. Investigation was done by...
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Breeding trials was carried out on R. Phoenicis, one of the species implicated in Entomophagy among the people of Umuokpo Community in Obingwa L.G.A., Abia State. This was done using...
The assessment of the physicochemical characteristics of rivers is necessary in order to determine the water quality status of a river or stream. Water samples of Azueke stream were...
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A total of 350 persons who attended the Medical Centre of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) made up of 139 males and 211 females of different ages had their blood...
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A study on the prevalence of intestinal parasites of wall gecko was done in Umudike, lkwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. A total of fifty (50) wall geckos of different...
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This study on prevalence of helminthic infections among primary school children in Akanu Ohafia, Abia State was carried out to determine the rate of helminth infection among this group...
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This study aimed at assessing the level of contamination with parasites of fruits and vegetables sold in markets in Uyo was carried out between the months of September and November 2014....
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Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by the protozoa, Plasmodium and transmitted by the infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of...
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The current study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of pigs carried out in different farms in umuahia, Abia state from May-July, 2018. A total of 151 pigs feacal samples were...
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This study compare the performance of microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in diagnosing malaria. A total of 200 new intake students of Federal Government College Ohafia, in Ohafia...
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Grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus) is a wild hystricomorphic rodent otherwise known as the cane rat. It is a wild herbivore related to the Africa brush- tailed porcupine. The main...
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The effect of the ethanol extract of the leaves of Irvingia gabonensis on parasitaemia and haematological changes in albino rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei. The effect...
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Toxicity of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) — a by-product of cashew nut (4nacardium occidentale) was tested against termite attack on Pericapsis elata, Gmelina arborea and Tectona grandis...
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The survey of aquatic insect of Aham stream in obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria was carried out over a period of 3 months. Also, selected physico-chemical parameters...
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Heavy metals applies to the group of metals and metalloids with atomic density greater than 4g/cm’ They occur naturally in rocks, but most of their occurrences originate from anthropogenic...
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The study examined malaria prevalence in relation to blood group and haemoglobin genotypes among new intake students of Federal Government College Ohafia. A total of 200 randomly...
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This study has examined the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among children living in orphanage home in Umuahia North, Abia State, Nigeria. Universal stool sample bottles were...
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Maize is a major food security crop in Africa and it is usually stored to provide food reserves and also serve as seed material for planting. Despite high maize yields, losses in storage...
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Traditional medicine has been described as one of the surest means to achieve total health care coverage for the world’s population using acceptable safe and economically feasible methods....
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African yam bean (Sphenostylis sternocapa) and Mung bean (Vigna radiata) are major pulses grown in Nigeria and other parts of the world for their high protein content. The effects of...
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The study is aimed at assessing the level of awareness, perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration with praziquantel for the control of schistosomiasis in Ohafia Local...
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Schistosomiasis is one of the most widespread of all human parasitic diseases, ranking second only to malaria in terms of its socioeconomic and public health importance in tropical and...