Domiciliary Cockroaches as Carriers of Human Intestinal Parasites in Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Public Health

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Adenusi Adedotun A.; Akinyemi Mary I.; Akinsanya Dele

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Journal: JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES Year:2018 | Volume:12 | Issue:2 Page(s): 141-151

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Domiciliary Cockroaches as Carriers of Human Intestinal Parasites in Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Public Health

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Adenusi Adedotun A. | Akinyemi Mary I. | Akinsanya Dele | Issue Writer Certificate

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Cockroaches

Periplaneta americana

Blattella germanica

Intestinal parasites

Lagos

Abstract

Background: Domiciliary Cockroaches are obnoxious pests of significant medical importance. We investigated the prevalence of human Intestinal parasites in Cockroaches and its attendant public health importance. Methods: Overall, 749 Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana, 509, Blattella germanica, 240) caught by trapping from 120 households comprising 3 different housing types in Somolu, Lagos metropolis, southwest Nigeria, in 2015 were screened for human Intestinal parasites using standard parasitological techniques. Results: The prevalence of human Intestinal parasites in Cockroaches was 96. 4%. There was no statistically signifi-cant difference (P> 0. 05) in parasite prevalences between P. americana (95. 7%) and B. germanica (97. 9%). Parasite species identified and their prevalence were as follows: Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (44. 1%), E. coli (37. 8%), Gi-ardia lamblia (18. 7%), Cryptosporidium sp. (13. 8%), Ascaris lumbricoides (61. 3%), Trichuris trichiura (55. 8%), hookworms (11. 6%), Strongyloides stercoralis (11. 7%), Taenia/Echinococcus spp. (10. 5%), Enterobius vermicularis (17. 2%) and Hymenolepis nana (11. 6%). Parasite prevalence and burdens varied with housing type; the prevalence was significantly higher statistically (P< 0. 05) in Cockroaches from low-cost bungalow, LCB (100%) and low-cost, 2-storey, LC2-S (100%) houses than in medium-cost flats, MCF (81. 3%). Parasite burdens were also significantly higher statistically (P< 0. 05) in Cockroaches from LCB or LC2-S than in Cockroaches from MCF. Parasite preva-lences between cockroach gut and body surfaces were not statistically significant (P> 0. 05) but mean parasite bur-dens in gut were significantly higher statistically (P< 0. 05) than on body surfaces. Conclusion: Cockroaches types carry transmissive stages of human Intestinal parasites and may act as reservoirs and potential mechanical vectors for disease transmission.

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Adenusi, Adedotun A., Akinyemi, Mary I., & Akinsanya, Dele. (2018). Domiciliary Cockroaches as Carriers of Human Intestinal Parasites in Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Public Health. JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES, 12(2), 141-151. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/313006/en

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Adenusi Adedotun A., Akinyemi Mary I., Akinsanya Dele. Domiciliary Cockroaches as Carriers of Human Intestinal Parasites in Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Public Health. JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES[Internet]. 2018;12(2):141-151. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/313006/en

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Adedotun A. Adenusi, Mary I. Akinyemi, and Dele Akinsanya, “Domiciliary Cockroaches as Carriers of Human Intestinal Parasites in Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Public Health,” JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 141–151, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/313006/en

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