Parasitological, serological, and molecular survey of trypanosomosis (Surra) in camels slaughtered in northwestern Nigeria.

Surra is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma evansi and transmitted non-cyclically by biting flies. The disease significantly affects the health, productivity, and market value of camels thereby constituting a major constraint to food safety, security, and economy. This is the first study on the prevalence of surra in northwestern Nigeria, using a range of diagnostic tests along the parasitological-serological-molecular continuum hence, emphasizing it as a major enzootic risk for camels in Nigeria.

Malaria transmission trends and its lagged association with climatic factors in the highlands of Plateau State, Nigeria.

Background: Malaria is a serious disease and still remains a public health problem in many parts of Nigeria.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe malaria transmission trends and analyzed the impact of climatic factors on malaria transmission in the highlands of Plateau State, Central Nigeria.

Methods: The study was a retrospective survey which used archival data of climate parameters and medical case records on malaria.

Report of a case of cutaneous (furuncular) and gastrointestinal myiasis (dermatobia hominis) in a Nigerian child.

Background: Myiasis is a tropical disease due to tissue invasion b ythe larvae of certain flies, principally the tumbu fly (Cordylobiaanthropophaga) and the human botfly (Dermotobia hominis).These larvae may be contracted via the bite of mosquitoes like Hypoderma bovis and Chrysomya bezziana, and may present with local or systemic clinical effects.

Objective: An unusual infestation of the skin and gastrointestinal tract by Dermatobia hominis in a Nigerian patientis reported.

Urinary schistosomiasis in rural communities of some local government areas in Plateau State, Nigeria: a preliminary parasitological and malacological survey.

A preliminary parasitological and malacological survey was effected in rural communities of some Local Government Areas (LGA) in Plateau State, Nigeria, to estimate the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and identify active transmission foci. Out of 2888 persons examined in six LGAs, 1381 (47.82%) were excreting eggs of Schistosoma haematobium in their urine.

Observed disparity on schistosome infection rates in field Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss) between two areas of the Jos Metropolis, Nigeria.

Two regions of the Jos Metropolis in Plateau State, Nigeria, with contrasting topographic features and harbouring many snails infested water bodies were surveyed for the presence of cercariae shedding Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss) for a period of 12 months. A significantly marked (P < 0.01) fluctuation in infection rates in field B.