Epizootiology of Fascioliasis and its Public Health Implications in Some Communities Near University Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Wokem Gloria N and Don Angel J
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Wokem Gloria N: Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Don Angel J: Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Current Trends in Biomedical Engineering & Biosciences, 2017, vol. 9, issue 4, 81-86

Abstract: The epizootiology and public health implications of a neglected tropical zoonosis was investigated in three Communities within University of Port Harcourt Environment. A total of 712 cattle liver samples were examined for bovine fascioliasis, using standard parasitological methods for three months from three selected abattoirs in the study area. A well structured questionnaire also was used to assess the butchers’ knowledge and attitudes to fascioliasis. Of the 114 liver samples examined in Choba abattoir in the first month, 42(36.8%) were infected, prevalence in the second month was higher 48(40.7%) though not statistically significant (p

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DOI: 10.19080/CTBEB.2017.09.555770

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