Identification of Parasites of Public Health Important from the Body of Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana) in Kafin Hausa Area of Jigawa State
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The study was conducted in Kafin Hausa community, Hadejia Emirate, Jigawa State Nigeria. The study involved trapping and examination of cockroaches collected from toilets, kitchens and soak-away of four distinct quarters households of Kafin Hausa town. This was to identify the parasites in and on the cockroach and also to assess possible role of cockroaches in carrying parasites of medical important. A total of 150 cockroaches were trapped from different sites within the households and all were identified as Periplaneta americana species. Out of 150 cockroaches examined in the study, 79 cockroaches were found to harbour parasites from this study. Parasites isolated and identified were Hookworms 19(22%), Entamoeba histolytica 17(19.3%), Taenia species 21(26.5%), Ascaris lumbricoides 50(68.8%), Wuchereria bancroft 12(15%) and Schistosoma species 10(13.10%). All these were obtained from both external and internal body of the cockroaches. Cockroaches collected from the toilets and sock-away were found to have highest parasites load followed by kitchens and bathrooms. However, parasites that were isolated from the internal body were higher than those that were isolated from external body surface. And statistically there was a significant difference, P<0.05 between the external and internal part of cockroaches obtained. Therefore, the study established that cockroach (P.americana) carries parasites of public health importance and might transmit the parasites to man and other animals and may be referred to as mechanical vector.
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