Soil-transmitted helminths contamination of carrots and cucumbers, and molecular identification of Ascaris lumbricoides in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

Soil-transmitted helminths contamination of carrots and cucumbers, and molecular identification of Ascaris lumbricoides in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are group of parasitic nematodes transmitted through ingestion of eggs in contaminated food and water or through active skin penetration by an infective larva. Aim: This study determined the prevalence of STHs and molecular identification of Ascaris lumb...

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Main Authors: Favour Obioma Barnabas, Abednego Samuel Dahal, James Garba Damen, Williams Peter Udo, Eno Chongs Mantu, Suzan Nduke Joseph, Martina Imeobong Ekpo, Uju Uchenna Ashien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
ascaris lumbricoides
carrots
cucumbers
soil-transmitted helminths
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2022;volume=31;issue=6;spage=652;epage=657;aulast=Barnabas

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http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2022;volume=31;issue=6;spage=652;epage=657;aulast=Barnabas

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