Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria
Abstract The need for a reliable risk map in the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in Kogi East, North Central Nigeria is very important. This study was carried out to determine the effect of environmental risk factors on geospatial distribution of STHs. Epidemiological data were obtained...
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doaj-267065b21e0f4f15b35f59edf559d95f2021-04-25T11:33:56ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222021-04-0111111210.1038/s41598-021-88020-1Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, NigeriaClement Ameh Yaro0Ezekiel Kogi1Sodangi Abdulkarim Luka2Mohamed A. Nassan3Junaidu Kabir4Kenneth Nnamdi Opara5Helal F. Hetta6Gaber El-Saber Batiha7Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of UyoDepartment of Zoology, Ahmadu Bello UniversityDepartment of Zoology, Ahmadu Bello UniversityDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Turabah University College, Taif UniversityDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Ahmadu UniversityDepartment of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of UyoDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut UniversityDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour UniversityAbstract The need for a reliable risk map in the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in Kogi East, North Central Nigeria is very important. This study was carried out to determine the effect of environmental risk factors on geospatial distribution of STHs. Epidemiological data were obtained from a district-wide survey conducted in 2018 in Kogi East. Edaphic and climatic factors were downloaded as spatial layers from international recognised health data resources centres. A total of 24 environmental factors were used in determining the risk map of STHs using MaxEnt tool. The predicted high-risk areas of A. lumbricoides, hookworms and S. stercoralis were the central part of Kogi East covering parts of Dekina, Ofu, Igalamela-Odolu, Olamaboro and Omala LGAs with probability of 0.8 to 1.00. Among the factors investigated; Temperature [mean diurnal temperature range (BIO2), temperature annual range (BIO7) and maximum temperature of the warmest month (BIO5)], precipitation [precipitation of the wettest quarter (BIO16)], and soil clay contents were the five factors that exerted most significant influence on the geospatial distribution of STHs in Kogi East, Nigeria. Public health control programmes on STHs should target high-risk areas by including them in mass drug administration, health education as well as provision of water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88020-1 |
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Clement Ameh Yaro Ezekiel Kogi Sodangi Abdulkarim Luka Mohamed A. Nassan Junaidu Kabir Kenneth Nnamdi Opara Helal F. Hetta Gaber El-Saber Batiha Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria Scientific Reports |
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Clement Ameh Yaro Ezekiel Kogi Sodangi Abdulkarim Luka Mohamed A. Nassan Junaidu Kabir Kenneth Nnamdi Opara Helal F. Hetta Gaber El-Saber Batiha |
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria |
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria |
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria |
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria |
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Edaphic and climatic factors influence on the distribution of soil transmitted helminths in Kogi East, Nigeria |
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Abstract The need for a reliable risk map in the control of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in Kogi East, North Central Nigeria is very important. This study was carried out to determine the effect of environmental risk factors on geospatial distribution of STHs. Epidemiological data were obtained from a district-wide survey conducted in 2018 in Kogi East. Edaphic and climatic factors were downloaded as spatial layers from international recognised health data resources centres. A total of 24 environmental factors were used in determining the risk map of STHs using MaxEnt tool. The predicted high-risk areas of A. lumbricoides, hookworms and S. stercoralis were the central part of Kogi East covering parts of Dekina, Ofu, Igalamela-Odolu, Olamaboro and Omala LGAs with probability of 0.8 to 1.00. Among the factors investigated; Temperature [mean diurnal temperature range (BIO2), temperature annual range (BIO7) and maximum temperature of the warmest month (BIO5)], precipitation [precipitation of the wettest quarter (BIO16)], and soil clay contents were the five factors that exerted most significant influence on the geospatial distribution of STHs in Kogi East, Nigeria. Public health control programmes on STHs should target high-risk areas by including them in mass drug administration, health education as well as provision of water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures. |
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