Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta

Ngugi M Piero

Publications

• Research Article
  Molluscicidal Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants from Makueni County, Kenya
  Author(s): Kimeu B Mwonga, Njagi ENM waniki, Yole S Dorcas and Ngugi M PieroKimeu B Mwonga, Njagi ENM waniki, Yole S Dorcas and Ngugi M Piero
  
  Schistosomiasis (also known as Bilharzia) is a disease caused by species of parasitic worms or helminths of the genus Schistosoma. It continues to be a serious worldwide public health problem. The pathological changes in schistosome infestations are caused mainly by the deposition of the eggs into various tissues and organs where granulomas or pseudo tubercles are formed around them. Schistosomes and their intermediate snail hosts are integral parts of the freshwater aquatic environments in which they are found. Biomphalaria and Bulinus are the two primary genera of snails capable of harbouring infections with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium. Some of the methods of controlling of schistosomiasis include: control of snails, public health education, sanitation, and community-based chemotherapy employing praziquantel. No single method, regardless of location, has been shown to wor.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2153-2435.1000445

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