Prevalence of Snail-Transmitted Parasites and the Role Of Snails in Parasite Transmission to Humans in Mwea East

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dc.contributor.authorMuriithi, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-26T14:58:36Z
dc.date.available2022-01-26T14:58:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractSnails are a diverse group of mollusks that occupy terrestrial, fresh water and marine environments. Snails act as a host of different parasites leading to snail-borne parasitic diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of snail-transmitted parasites and their role in parasite transmission to humans in Mwea. 34 samples were collected randomly from 6 different locations in the Mwea irrigation scheme for identification and classification of the parasites found in the snail. The results showed clonorchis sinesis parasites were present as eggs and rediae in the body of the snail. The eggs were mostly found in the internal organs of the snail after dissection of the snail though a few were on the shell of the snail. Schistosoma mansoni and Diphylobothrium latum were also found hosted by the snails. The study showed that most of the parasites hosted by the snail are found in the internal organs of the snail making them serve as the transmitting vector and intermediate host.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUndergraduate projects, 2021en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.embuni.ac.ke/handle/embuni/3922
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Embuen_US
dc.subjectSnailsen_US
dc.subjectparasiteen_US
dc.subjectClonorchis sinesisen_US
dc.subjectDiphylobothrium latumen_US
dc.subjectvectoren_US
dc.subjectintermediate hosten_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Snail-Transmitted Parasites and the Role Of Snails in Parasite Transmission to Humans in Mwea Easten_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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