Volume 24, Issue 3, October 2018, Pages 1038–1052
Yapi Ellélé Aimé Marius1, N’Krumah Tanoh Amany Serge Raymond2, Kouamé Yao Francis3, Konan Koffi Félix4, Théophile Gnagne5, and Tiembré Issaka6
1 Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 01 BP V 34 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Swiss Center for Scientific Research (CSRS), 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
3 Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
4 Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Biology, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
5 Laboratory of Geosciences and Environment, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
6 Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 01 BP V 34 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
Original language: English
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Ecological sanitation (Ecosan) consists in valuing human excreta as bio-fertilizer after treatment of feces by adding ash for composting and treatment of urine by storage in hermetically sealed containers. As schistosomiasis is endemic in the study area, the question is whether hygienization of schistosome-infected excreta is effective in eliminating them. The objective of the study is to determine the parasitic load of urine and feces, the parameters and the maximum time that influences the hygienization. A prevalence survey helped to identify and know the level of parasitic infestation of sick people. Full urine and ash-treated stool samples collected from infected persons were analyzed daily and every 15 days. The pH and temperature values of each urine sample were recorded. The results show that the eggs of S. haematobium and S.mansoni disappear respectively after 30 and 15 days of hygienization. The parameters that influence the hygienization are the increase of the pH and the oscillation of the temperature. Ecosan would be a solution to fight against schistosomiasis because the application of sanitized urine and feces breaks the cycle of transmission of the disease.
Author Keywords: Urine, feces, schistosome, bilharziasis, hygienization.
Yapi Ellélé Aimé Marius1, N’Krumah Tanoh Amany Serge Raymond2, Kouamé Yao Francis3, Konan Koffi Félix4, Théophile Gnagne5, and Tiembré Issaka6
1 Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 01 BP V 34 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Swiss Center for Scientific Research (CSRS), 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
3 Laboratory of Environmental Sciences, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
4 Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Biology, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
5 Laboratory of Geosciences and Environment, UFR of Sciences and Environment Management, University Nangui ABROGOUA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
6 Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 01 BP V 34 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire
Original language: English
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Ecological sanitation (Ecosan) consists in valuing human excreta as bio-fertilizer after treatment of feces by adding ash for composting and treatment of urine by storage in hermetically sealed containers. As schistosomiasis is endemic in the study area, the question is whether hygienization of schistosome-infected excreta is effective in eliminating them. The objective of the study is to determine the parasitic load of urine and feces, the parameters and the maximum time that influences the hygienization. A prevalence survey helped to identify and know the level of parasitic infestation of sick people. Full urine and ash-treated stool samples collected from infected persons were analyzed daily and every 15 days. The pH and temperature values of each urine sample were recorded. The results show that the eggs of S. haematobium and S.mansoni disappear respectively after 30 and 15 days of hygienization. The parameters that influence the hygienization are the increase of the pH and the oscillation of the temperature. Ecosan would be a solution to fight against schistosomiasis because the application of sanitized urine and feces breaks the cycle of transmission of the disease.
Author Keywords: Urine, feces, schistosome, bilharziasis, hygienization.
How to Cite this Article
Yapi Ellélé Aimé Marius, N’Krumah Tanoh Amany Serge Raymond, Kouamé Yao Francis, Konan Koffi Félix, Théophile Gnagne, and Tiembré Issaka, “PRODUCTION OF BIOFERTILISING BY HYGIENIZATION OF EXCRETA AND EVOLUTION OF THE PARASITE LOAD OF SCHISTOSOMES (CÔTE D'IVOIRE, 2014),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1038–1052, October 2018.
