SHORT COMMUNICATION Zoonotic helminths in fresh water snail (Melanoides tuberculata) from Uruan wetland communities of Niger Delta, Nigeria

Authors

  • I. E. Ebenso University of Uyo, Nigeria
  • L. C. Ekpenyong Nigeria Centre for Wetlands and Waste Management Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v42i2.2679

Keywords:

Helminth parasites, zoonosis, water snail, public health, wetland communities

Abstract

We investigated 3 study sites of rural wetland communities of Ikpa, Ibikpe and Ikot Udo for helminth parasites using water snail Melanoides tuberculata fresh specimens. Parasitological gut examination were significant (p<0.05), and revealed that Ikpa community with 90.90% was hyper-endemic for schistosomiasis, while all study communities recorded (<50.00%) endemic prevalence infection for diphyllobothriasis respectively. Egg parasitic loads were above WHO standards of <1.00 helminth egg/L. Helminths co-infection as outlined is a neglected emerging zoonosis, as these could increase livestock and public health disease burden in wetland communities.

Author Biography

  • I. E. Ebenso, University of Uyo, Nigeria

    Department of Animal Science

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Published

2015-12-30

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

SHORT COMMUNICATION Zoonotic helminths in fresh water snail (Melanoides tuberculata) from Uruan wetland communities of Niger Delta, Nigeria . (2015). Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 42(2), 230-234. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v42i2.2679