A Geospatial survey of Disease-Causing Organisms in Some Selected Rural Domestic Water Sources of Southern Gombe Zone, Gombe State, Nigeria

Daniel Biyenta Elijah, Ibrahim Garba Ukasha, Kalaboms Andrew Bitrus Bebwa, Danja Bertha Abdu, Yirwa Victor Billiri

Abstract


The study carried out a geospatial survey of disease-causing organisms in some selected rural domestic water sources of southern Gombe Zone, of Gombe State in North-eastern Nigeria. It sought to Isolate Escherichia Coli 0157, Salmonella Spp. and Shingella Spp. from 12 purposively sampled rural water sources as well as determine seasonal concentration of these pathogenic microbes in the sample waters. The study also sought to depicts spatial distribution of microbial contaminants in the sampled waters. The study adopts traditional microbiological culture methods using selective and differential culture media as well as biochemical tests for the isolation and determination of pathogenic microbes. Findings were presented in tables as well as maps and discussed descriptively. Major findings reveal that pathogenic E.coli prevalence is high, that is 75% in dry season and 83% for wet season. Results also shows that that the highest concentration of Salmonella spp bacteria in the study area recorded is 103 cfu/ml and 128 cfu/ml  for both wet and dry season respectively while the highest observation of concentration of Shingella spp. in the region is 86 cfu/ml in the wet season and 66 cfu/ml in the dry season. The study concludes that E. coli 0157, Shingella Spp. and Salmonella Spp. are prevalent in all type of water sources in the study area, they are also prevalent in wet and dry seasons.


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