Helminth egg count of some wild mammals in the Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria.

Abstract

Between 1978 to 1984 a total of 108 faecal droppings were examined from carnivorous, primates, arthiodactyla, rodentia, lagomorpha and proboscidae families of wild animal from Kainji Lake National Park. Results reveal the prevalence of Ascaridia, Strongyle, Fasciola, Ancylostoma and Trichuris ova species in order of abundance. Egg counts were highest amongst the arthiodactyla and during the rainy season. The season of the year, animal dispersion may be important in the epidemiology of gastrointestinal helminth.