Zoonotic interaction of the enteric helminth parasites in Yankari National Park, Nigeria
2007
Omonona, A O
Fresh faecal samples of 96 wild animals in Yankari National Park (YNP), 69 domestic animals and 57 human beings in villages within YNP and its surrounding villages were collected in universal bottles and preserved with 10.0% formalin and subsequently analyzed for helminth parasites occurrence using floatation method .The total egg count (TEC) was done using Mcmaster slide method .The data were analyzed using measure of central tendency, ANOVA, t-test, correlation coefficient and chi-square. There was cross-infection of helminth parasites among the three groups examined. Helminth parasites occurrence in human, wild and domestic animals were 17.5%, 32.6% and 66.7% of the total sample respectively. There was a significant (p
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