Co-Prevalence of Poultry, Rodent and House Dust Mit es in Nigerian Poultry Confinements and Its Possible Asso ciation with Respiratory Health Hazards

OKIKI,, Pius Abimbola and OLAGBEMIDE,, Peter Taiwo (2014) Co-Prevalence of Poultry, Rodent and House Dust Mit es in Nigerian Poultry Confinements and Its Possible Asso ciation with Respiratory Health Hazards. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 4 (14). ISSN 2225-0921

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Abstract

The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of mites in poultry dust and its possible contribution to respiratory diseases among the Nigerian poultry wor kers. Settled dusts from 20 poultry confinements we re analysed for the presence of mites. Questionnaire w as administered to assess the symptoms of respirato ry ill- health and socio-demographic profiles of poultry wo rkers. Mites were recovered from of all the poultry twenty dust samples. The species of mites isolated were po ultry mite Dermanyssus gallinae , house dust mite Dermatophagoides evansi and rodent mite Ornithosonysus bacoti. Significantly higher frequencies (p<0.001) for symptoms of bronchitis/hyperactive airways (cough, sputum, shortness of breath, tightness in chest, wh eezing) and symptoms of mucous membrane irritation (running nose, scratchy throat burning/watering eyes), were reported by poultry workers than control populace. Employers in the poultry industry have to undertake a careful health surveillance of their employees.

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