Soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are parasitic infection caused mainly by Ascaris
lumbricoides (common roundworms), Trichuris trichiura (whipworms), and the hookworms …

Abstract Background The zoonotic tapeworm Taenia saginata, although causing only minor
discomfort in humans, is responsible for considerable economic losses in the livestock …

Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Effects of intestinal parasitic
infections on nutritional status of primary children in Imo State Nigeria Onyenonachi Charity …

Background Pre-school-aged children are always excluded in mass intervention policies for
control of soil-transmitted helminths in Nigera. The need for evidence on infectivity of …

Background and Objective: Soil transmitted helminthes (STH) infection affects more than two
billion people worldwide with Nigeria having the highest burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. This …

Objective This study compared the prevalence of intestinal helminths in Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene (WASH) intervention and non-intervention communities in Abeokuta, Nigeria …

Helminth parasites are endemic in rural communities in Nigeria that lack adequate water
and sanitary facilities, so this study was focused on intestinal helminth infections and …

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 …

Prevalence of parasitic Infections and its Effect on the Health Status of Primary School Children.
Page 1 IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) e-ISSN: 2320–1959.p- ISSN …

Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing community-or hospital-acquired
infection. In practice; however, it is a sub-discipline of epidemiology. Many anti-infective …