Browsing by Author "Oyinloye, F.O.P"

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    Burden, knowledge and perception of lymphatic filariasis in resource poor communities in north central Nigeria
    (Indian Society for Parasitology, 2024-07) Amaechi,E.C; Ariyo,A.A; Aderogba,A.A; Nwachukwu,P.C; Nwadike,C.C; Ezekiel,O.O; Oyinloye, F.O.P
    A number of vector-borne diseases are known to affect humans in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Lym phatic filariasis is one of such debilitating disease caused by a nematode, Wuchereria bancrofti. The present study assessed the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis by screening individuals with filariasis test strip and clinical examination. A sample of 765 consenting individuals were screened for filarial antigenemia using filariasis test strip and clinical examination and interviewed for knowledge and perception of filariasis using a structured questionnaire. Overall antigenemia prevalence was 8.8% and the disease prevalence varied among villages with Shonga (16.7%) having the highest and Tada (1.6%) the least infected.In relation to age group, 40-49years had the highest (49.3%) while 0–9 years did not record any infection. Among the respondents infected, a greater number (43.3%) believed that the disease was caused by stepping on charm, 45.4% of those unaffected also believed in the same cause. A greater number of the respondents (28.4%) believed that avoiding sexual intercourse with affected individuals can help prevent the disease. A majority(67.2%) of the study partici pant had a misconception about its preventive measure. Misconceptions on the preventive measures included sacrifice to appease the gods and avoiding sexual intercourse with affected individuals. This study showed filarial antigenemia was above the threshold of 2% in the study area with misconception on the disease transmission and therefore this area war rants strategies to prevent transmission.
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    Parasitological examination of slender Amaranth Vegetable (Amaranthus viridis) and Bush Okra (Corchorus olitorius) from farms and markets in communities around Edu LGA, Kwara State
    (University of PortHarcourt, 2024-07) Amaechi,E.C; Nwachukwu,P.C; Ezekiel,O.O; Nwadike, C.C; Adewumi, A.F; Oladiti,A.B; Oyinloye, F.O.P
    dis) and bush-okra (Corchorus olitorius) from farms and markets in the communities around Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State of Nigeria between January and July 2023 for evaluation of parasites that infect humans using the sedimentation method. Parasites isolated from vegetable samples from the farm showed that Ascaris lumbricoides (17.6%) was the most encountered followed by Entamoeba histolytica (11.2%) and the least was Enterobius vermicularis (3.2%). In the market samples, Ascaris (11.2%) was the most prevalent parasites encountered while Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis and E. vermicularis (1.6%) were the least prevalent. One hundred and fourteen (45.6%) samples were contaminated with various parasites. Of the total contaminated vegetable, 74/125 (59.2%) were found in the farm vegetables while 40/125 (32.0%) were encountered in the market vegetables. Corchorus olitorius were found to be more contaminated in both the farms 39/110 (35.5%) and market 23/110 (20.9%). From the study, it was seen that the rate of contamination was highest in the month of July, while the month of January had the least rate of contamination for both farm and market vegetable samples. The difference in the contamination rate in both farm and market samples were seen to be significant (P < 0.05). This study recommends proper washing of vegetables prior to consumption and proper sewage treatment before usage as fertilizer.