Mapping of gastropods associated with urogenital schistosomiasis transmission in Agulu Lake area of Anambra State, Nigeria
Keyword : Gastropod abundance, Urogenital schistosomiasis, Agulu Lake, physicochemical parameters of water, water contact activities
Author(s) : Ikpeze, O.O And Ngenegbo, U.C.
Abstract : Urogenital Schistosomiasis had been diagnosed among pupils in Agulu Lake areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. The causative parasite, Schistosoma haematobium, and the snail intermediate hosts have been identified. Some water parameters of Agulu Lake that influenced gastropod abundance around the lake were also determined. Recent crocodile infestation of the lake has limited human-water contact activities in the lake but there has been an increase in market-gardening at the Nri-axis of the lake, which may expose women and children to increased risk of urinary schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in the area.