Environmental Contamination by Taenia Eggs in Iringa Rural District, Tanzania

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dc.creatorMwita, Chacha J.
dc.creatorTesha, Julius
dc.creatorNkwengulila, Gamba
dc.date2016-04-12T13:10:31Z
dc.date2016-04-12T13:10:31Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T13:28:56Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T13:28:56Z
dc.descriptionCysticercosis and Taeniosis are global health problems with impacts on human beings and the development of the livestock industry. This study tested the presence of Taenia eggs in the soil of two villages in Iringa rural district, Tanzania. No recognizable Taenia egg was found, though those found were difficult to identify due to absorption of the flotation fluid which made them dark with difficulties to see the innermost structures. In view of their sizes (30 - 40 microns in diameter) these eggs were considered to be of Taenia spp. In addition, eggs from four geo-helminth species were identified namely; Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni, Strongyloides stercoralis and Trichuris trichiura eggs. The frequency of T. trichiura was 81.97%, Ascaris lumbricoides was 8.2%, unidentified eggs 6.01%, Strongyloides stercoralis 3.3% and Schistosoma mansoni was 0.5%. The most contaminated sites were backyard with a prevalence of 30.1% followed by west disposal site (WDS) 25.7%, open defaecation area (ODA) 24.0% and the least was toilet 20.2%. About 31 (31%) samples had no eggs. The findings revealed that the environment of Izazi village was more contaminated by geohelminth eggs (19.4%) than that of Migoli village (12.1%) and that higher moisture content in soils favors the growth, development, spread and transmission of geo-helminth eggs.
dc.identifierMwita Chacha, J., Julius, T. and Nkwengulila, G., 2013. Environmental Contamination by Taenia Eggs in Iringa Rural District, Tanzania. Open Environmental Engineering Journal, 6, pp.1-6.
dc.identifier1874-8295/13
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1495
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47338
dc.languageen
dc.subjectEnvironment.
dc.subjectTaenia eggs
dc.subjectIringa rural
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleEnvironmental Contamination by Taenia Eggs in Iringa Rural District, Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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