Annual medical and sanitary report / Nigeria.

  • Nigeria. Medical Department.
Date:
[1917]
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    (f) A fly (Echestypus sepiaceus) lives as a parasite amongst the hair of gazelle and duiker at Katagum. (,g) Worms.—Amphistome worms were present in the s.tomach of nearly every antelope shot. Specimens of amphistomes and various Nematode and Cestode worms (from Monkey, rock coney, reed buck, greater hartebeest, Senegal hartebeest, roan, serval cat, kob, and hyeila) were sent to Dr. JR. T. Leiper at the London School of Tropical Medicine, but owing to pressure of work, I understand that they have not yet- been examined. A cestode scolex was found in the rectus muscle of a monkey. Birds. (a) Bloocl parasites.—Number examined—100. Varieties examined—Guinea-fowl, 25; rock partridge, 18 ; bush-fowl, 15; green pigeon, 8; sand grouse, 7; wild duck, 7 ; wild geese, 5; heron, 5; dove, 3; river wader, 3; Niger bird, 1 ; parrot, 1; hawk, 1 ; crowned crane, 1. Parasites found:— No trypanosomes were found. HaUeridinm was present in 26 ( =26%), (guinea-fowl, bush-fowl, wild duck, wild geese, river wader, crowned crane). Leucocytozoon was found in 21 =21% (guinea- fowl and bush-fowl). Proteosoma was present in 4 =4% (rock partridge). Microfilaria found in 7 =7-% (rock partridge and bush-fowl). (b) Ectoparasites,—Wild birds were remarkably free from ectoparasites, with the exception of wild duck and geese- which had numerous lice. (c) Worms.— Birds were not examined, for worms, except that worms from the intestine of one green pigeon were sent to Dr. Leiper for identification. \b) (c) (d) Reptiles. ° Blood parasites.—'Snakes: 30 *were examined. No mam¬ malian form of trypanosome was found. Hsemogregarines were present in 14, and Hsemocystidium in 2. Monitors : One monitor examined, showed the presence of Hoemogi egarines. Porocephalns.— Obtained from the lungs of 5 of the 39 snakes examined. Ticks.—Professor Nuttall has identified the following: Aponomma laeve from snakes at Zungeru, Aponoimna exornatum from monitor at Zungeru. Worms.—Various Nematode and Cestode worms from- b> snakes were sent to Dr. Leiper, but have not yet been identi ed. Fish. Only two Nile perch examined. The blood contained no parasites, and specimens of an Acanthocephala and a Nematode worm from the intestine were sent to Dr. Leiper identification. * Since doing the above work the reporter has examined the blood of two crocodiles she; ai Kaduna. The only blood parasites present were Haemogregarines. (Sgd.) W. B. JOHNSON, Medical. Officer.