creators_name: Okpala, Herbert creators_name: Ezera, Agwu creators_name: Agba, Matthias creators_name: Chimezie, Onyirioha creators_name: Nwobu, Gilbert creators_name: Ohihoin, Aidevbo creators_id: Okpala HO creators_id: Ezera A creators_id: Agba MI creators_id: Chimezie OR creators_id: Nwobu GO creators_id: Ohihoin AA editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2004-07-13 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:38 metadata_visibility: show title: A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Schistosomiasis, pupils abstract: Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine. The stool samples were processed using formol ether concentration techniques while the urine samples were processed by ordinary centrifugal sedimentation technique. The overall prevalence of urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) and intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) schistosomiasis was 0.67%, with three samples (1% prevalence) positive for intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) and one sample (0.33% prevalence) positive for urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) schistosomiasis respectively. Two of the three cases positive for Schistosoma mansoni were males in the age group of 11–15 years and the one positive for Schistosoma haematobium was a male patient. Prevalence in the studied area is therefore very low and immigration, sex and age dependent date: 2004-07 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 3 number: 1 publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Noble ER, Glem AN. Biology of animal parasites. (5th edition), Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, USA. 1982;157-158. 2. Gracio MA, Rollinson D, Costa C, Nhaque AT. Intestinal Schistosomiasis report of the first cases in Guinea Bissau.Transction of the Royal society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1992; 96-183. 3. World Health Organization. Report on Tropical Disease Research 9th Programme. 1989 4. World Health Organization. Public Health impact of Schistosomiasis, disease and mortality. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 1993; 71(6):657-662. 5. Ukoli FMA. Schistosoma and Schistosomiasis. Introduction to Parasitology in Tropical Africa, John Willey and Sons Limited. New York. 1984; 52-59. 6. Bareto ML. Geographical and economic factors relating to distribution of Schistosoma mansoni in the urban areas of North-East Brazil. 7. Second report of the WHO expert committee on the control of Schistosomiasis [Meeting held in Geneva from 8-15 November 1991] WHO Technical Report Series, 830. 1991. 8. Amano T, Freeman GL JR, Colley DG. Reduced reproduction efficiency in mice Schistosomiasis mansoni and in uninfected pregnant mice injected with antibodies against S. Mansoni soluble egg antigens. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1990;.43(2):180-185. 9. Cheesbrough, M. Medical Laboratory Manual for Tropical Countries Vol. 2 Kent Butter Worth & Co. 1989; 10– 30. 10. Dazo, BC, Bilas, JB. Two new field techniques for detection and counting of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in urine samples with an evaluation of both methods. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 1974; 51:399-408. 11. Allen AHV, Ridley DS. Further observations on the formol-ether concentration techniques for parasites. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 1970; 23: 535-546. 12. Akufongwe, PF, Dondji B, Okwuosa,VN, Dakul DA, Ntonifor HN. Observed disparity on schistosome infection rates in field Biomphalaria pfeiffer (Krauss) between two areas of the Jos metropolis, Nigeria. Parasite. 1995; 2: 89-91. citation: Okpala Obi, Herbert and Ezera, Agwu and Agba Ikenna, Dr. Matthias and Chimezie Remigius, Onyirioha and Nwobu Obiora, Dr. Gilbert and Ohihoin Abuovbo, Aidevbo (2004) A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/3717/1/2004-1-1.pdf