THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON MOSQUITO FAUNA AND THE INCIDENCE OF HUMAN MALARIA IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (ABUJA) OF NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorMANU, YAYO A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-17T09:09:00Z
dc.date.available2014-02-17T09:09:00Z
dc.date.issued1988-09
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the postgraduate school, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Science in Zoology Faculty of Science Department of Biological Sciences Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeriaen_US
dc.description.abstractA study of the impact of construction works on the mosquito fauna and incidence of human malaria was undertaken in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) of Nigeria from February 1986 to June 1987. In summary, a total of 67 breeding sites were visited out of which 37 (55.2%) were found in Garki Municipal compared to only 6(8.6%) at Sheda Village. A total of 2,057 mosquito larvae were collected out of which 1,284 (61.8%) were Culicine larvae while 793 were Anpphelines. 2,411 adult Culex pipiens fatiqans were caught from the various outdoor resting places. The sex ratio, i.e. male:female was estimated to be 1.3:1. of the 40 adult Anopheline mosquitoes caught, 11 were An. fenestus. The indoor resting Anopheline population was studied using the Pyrethrum spray-sheet collection (PSC) technique, 259 -female An. gambiae were caught out of which 11 were sporozuite positive on dissection. The sporozoite rate of the population for the period April-October 1986 was found to be 4.2%. 65.8% of the total number of Anopheles gambiae dissected were blood-fed. The bloodfeeding rates of the population were highest in August and September - 70.3% and 71% respectively. The disease transmission potentials of the mosquitoes for September and October at Garki were 0.08 and 0.03 respectively. 35 Adult Aedes aeqypti were caught feeding outdoors between 4-7 p.m. at Sheda. 177 malaria patients were hospitalized in the clinic between January to December, 1986. The highest percentage in-patient cases due to malaria, (11.8%) was recorded in June. on blood examination, 31.3% positive slides were found in the age group 2-4 years.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectIMPACT,en_US
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectACTIVITIES,en_US
dc.subjectMOSQUITO,en_US
dc.subjectFAUNA,en_US
dc.subjectINCIDENCE,en_US
dc.subjectHUMAN,en_US
dc.subjectMALARIA,en_US
dc.subjectFEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,en_US
dc.subjectABUJAen_US
dc.titleTHE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON MOSQUITO FAUNA AND THE INCIDENCE OF HUMAN MALARIA IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (ABUJA) OF NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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