Background: Anaemia is estimated to affect half the school-age children and adolescents in
developing countries. Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anaemia and …

Intestinal helminths and schistosomiasis among school children were investigated in an
urban and some rural communities of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Fecal samples of …

The burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infections in Nigeria is enormous with
serious public health significance. This study, therefore, assessed helminthiasis among …

The prevalence of intestinal nematode infection was studied among 350 pregnant women
attending antenatal clinic at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a period of 4 …

An investigation was conducted to determine the infection rate of intestinal parasites among
312 primary and post primary school children in randomly selected schools in five …

Intestinal helminthiasis and urinary schistosomiasis were studied between April and
December, 2002, in six villages of Ijebu North Local Government, Ogun State, Nigeria …

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with schistosome parasites. Schistosomes
are important digenean parasites of humans and livestock. Globally, schistosomiasis ranks …

Amoebasis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality world wide, especially in
developing countries because of lack of safe potable water and low level of hygiene due to …

Amoebiasis has a worldwide distribution. It causes death, impairs the physical, mental and
intellectual development thereby exerting tremendous impact on productivity of individuals …

This study critically reviewed the spatial distributions of helminth infections in Nigeria within
the last decade (2005-2015) and the need for urgent interventions in order to protect the …