Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 3 (1) , 58
Abstract
The control of schistosomiasis in Nigeria is mainly by mass treatment with praziquantel through the school system, with an absence of any provision for pre-school children. We therefore determined the prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis in pre-school children between the ages of 1-6 years in Ilewo-Orile a rural and endemic community, near Abeokuta, Nigeria as part of providing information on the neglected tropical diseases among this age group. Two urine samples were collected from each pre-school child. The samples were tested for microhaematuria using reagent strips and then processed and examined with a microscope for Schistosoma haematobium ova.Keywords
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