Hydrology: Current Research

Peletu BJ

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• Research Article
  Transmission of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Aged Children in Owena, Kajola and Baiken Communities Bordering Owena Reservoir/Dam, Ondo East Local Area, Ondo State, Southwest, Nigeria
  Author(s): Peletu BJ, Ofoezie IE and Olaniyan RFPeletu BJ, Ofoezie IE and Olaniyan RF
  
  Background: Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne, water-based parasitic infection caused by blood-dwelling (hence called blood-fluke) trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma. It is a disease of the poor and marginalized. Schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem globally with approximately 779 million estimated to be at risk. This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of the disease among school children in the three communities: Owena, Kajola and Baiken with a view to providing important parasitological information and boosting can sustainable control strategies of the disease. Methods: A school based cross-sectional technique was used to collect data on risk factors from 624 school children in March 2014 and 591 in April 2015. Urine samples were collected between the hours of 10:00 am 12:00 pm GMT in dry labeled wide.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7587.1000289

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