In:
Tropical Medicine & International Health, Wiley, Vol. 3, No. 1 ( 1998-01), p. 70-75
Abstract:
objective
To determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoal and helminthic infection in a rural population. method Seventy‐eight members of 15 families from a village were studied. Stool samples from all subjects were examined on alternate days for one month. results The overall prevalence rate of various parasitic infections was 97.4%, with only 2 of 78 subjects not excreting parasites in any of their 15 samples. Eighteen (23.1%) persons had only one type of parasite, while 58 (74.3%) excreted multiple parasites. Giardia and Cryptosporidium were the commonest protozoan infections, affecting 42/78 (53.8%) and 31/78 (39.7%), respectively. Hookworm infestations were the commonest helminthic infections, seen in 48/78 (61.5%). Based on excretion patterns, the asymptomatic individuals could be divided into 2 groups of infrequent and frequent excretors, indicating that the host response may determine the level of parasite replication in the gut.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1360-2276
,
1365-3156
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00175.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
1998
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2018112-7
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