Water demand and Schistosomiasis among the Gumau people of Bauchi State, Nigeria, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ENGLAND)

2026-05-15 · CHF

Research Report 2026-05-15 CHF

Abstract

A helminthological study of stool and urine samples from 1037 people from 4 rural communities in Gumau District of Bauchi State, Nigeria, was carried out using formol-ether concentration and direct centrifugation methods respectively. 39·0% of persons examined were infected. Ova of Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni were the most common.