title: First detection of intestinal microsporidia in Northern Nigeria
creator: I CJ, Omalu
creator: A B, Yako
creator: D D, Duhlinska
creator: G I, Anyanwu
creator: V A, Pam
creator: P U, Inyama
subject: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
description: Microsporidia are intracellular spore-forming protozoa that are increasingly being recognized as pathogens in humans. Faecal samples were taken from 2250 HIV/AIDS and 1050 HIV-negative patients from Kano and Makurdi in Northern Nigeria, and were investigated for microsporidial infections by Giemsa staining technique (Light microscopy). In Kano, Enterocytozoon bienuesi was detected in 8 (14.17%) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in 5 (2.60%) out of 192 HIV/AIDS patients screened. A mixed infection of both 0.52% was observed.  Results from Makurdi showed that Enterocytozoon bienuesi was detected in 13 (0.65%) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in 96 (4.78%) out of 2008 HIV/AIDS patients examined. No mixed infection was observed. Microsporidial spores were not found in 1050 HIV-negative patients screened from both areas. There was a significant difference (X2, p<0.05) in infection rates between the HIV/AIDS and HIV-negative patients. This study aimed at detecting the prevalence of intestinal microsporidia to provide baseline data on the status of this disease in Nigeria.  Detection of Microsporidia in Immuno-compromised patients has not been described previously in this area.
publisher: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya
contributor: Kakkilaya Bevinje, Dr. Srinivas
date: 2005-11
type: Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: http://cogprints.org/4700/1/2005-3-4.pdf
identifier:   I CJ, Omalu and A B, Yako and D D, Duhlinska and G I, Anyanwu and V A, Pam and P U, Inyama  (2005) First detection of intestinal microsporidia in Northern Nigeria.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     
relation: http://cogprints.org/4700/