@misc{cogprints4700,
          volume = {4},
          number = {3},
           month = {November},
          author = {Omalu I CJ and Yako A B and Duhlinska D D and Anyanwu G I and Pam V A and Inyama P U},
          editor = {Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya Bevinje},
           title = {First detection of intestinal microsporidia in Northern Nigeria},
       publisher = {Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya},
            year = {2005},
         journal = {Online Journal Of Health And Allied Sciences},
        keywords = {Enterocytozoon bienuesi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, Microsporidial infections},
             url = {http://cogprints.org/4700/},
        abstract = {Microsporidia are intracellular spore-forming protozoa that are increasingly being recognized as pathogens in humans. Faecal samples were taken from 2250 HIV/AIDS and 1050 HIV-negative patients from Kano and Makurdi in Northern Nigeria, and were investigated for microsporidial infections by Giemsa staining technique (Light microscopy). In Kano, Enterocytozoon bienuesi was detected in 8 (14.17\%) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in 5 (2.60\%) out of 192 HIV/AIDS patients screened. A mixed infection of both 0.52\% was observed.  Results from Makurdi showed that Enterocytozoon bienuesi was detected in 13 (0.65\%) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in 96 (4.78\%) out of 2008 HIV/AIDS patients examined. No mixed infection was observed. Microsporidial spores were not found in 1050 HIV-negative patients screened from both areas. There was a significant difference (X2, p{\ensuremath{<}}0.05) in infection rates between the HIV/AIDS and HIV-negative patients. This study aimed at detecting the prevalence of intestinal microsporidia to provide baseline data on the status of this disease in Nigeria.  Detection of Microsporidia in Immuno-compromised patients has not been described previously in this area.}
}

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