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Molecular Detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in Different Water Sources of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan

Muhammad Shoaib Alam, Sana Ullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Noor Ul Akbar, Muhammad Asim Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Idrees & Muhammad Waqar · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2013

Background: Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia are intestinal parasites that predominantly causes "waterborne" infections that are transmitted through consumption of contaminated water. Both parasites typically cause an acute short-term infections with self-limiting diarr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/3947

Parasitological Evaluation of Domestic Water Sources in a Rural Community in Nigeria

Solomon Chuwang Chollom, Michael Unata Iduh, Bitrus Joseph Gyang, Micheal Abbah Idoko, Aloysius Ujah, Godwin Ojonugwa Agada, Joan Peter, Yomi Richard Akele & Joseph Ameh Okwori · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2013

Aim: To evaluate the level of safety of water sources in a rural settlement in Nigeria with reference to parasitic infections and to make appropriate recommendations to the government and the community dwellers. Study Design: Investigative study. Place and Duration of Study: Samp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3513

Microbes, Mineral Elements and Geophysical Nature of Public Water Sources in Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria

A. O. Ajayi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2013

Aims: To determine the bacteriological quality and geophysical abiotic components including mineral elements of public drinking water sources in Akungba-Akoko community located in South West Nigeria. Study Design: Water and soil samples were collected from selected ground water (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2215