Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia intestinalis and the prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections may increase among the rural populations
نویسندگان
چکیده
About a third of the population in the cities of developing countries live in slums and shanty towns. By the year 2000 it is estimated that this number will grow to 2200 million, and by 2025 about 57% of the population in developing countries will be in urban areas. The prevalence of infections caused by Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia intestinalis and the prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections may increase among the rural populations who are migrating to these urban and suburban settings owing to the favourable conditions for transmission. Urgent consideration should therefore be given to improving sanitation in deprived urban areas and to treating periodically these populations to reduce the worm burden, especially in school-age children.
منابع مشابه
Occurrence of Intestinal Parasites among the Teachers, Students and Staffs of Dhaka University
The present study was conducted to find out the incidence of the intestinal parasites and their prevalence among the teachers, students and staffs of University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study revealed that the prevalence of intestinal protozoa and helminth parasites are common among the outdoor patients of University of Dhaka. A total of 350 stool samples was examined in the Pathology departme...
متن کاملPrevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Young Quichua Children in the Highlands of Rural Ecuador
The prevalence of intestinal parasites in young Quichua children was assessed in 20 rural communities in the highlands of Ecuador in August 2005. The caregivers of 293 children aged 12-60 months were interviewed about the status of child health, household socioeconomic and environmental factors, and water-use practices and were requested to collect a faecal sample from the study child. Two hund...
متن کاملEpidemiology and control of Schistosomiasis and other intestinal parasitic infections among school children in three rural villages of south Saint Lucia.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of parasitic infections and the efficacy of treatment among school children in rural villages of south Saint Lucia. METHOD A total of 554 school children participated in this study. Parasitic infections were confirmed by using Kato- Katz method. RESULTS & CONCLUSION Overall, 61.6% of the school children were infected by a...
متن کاملبررسی میزان شیوع عفونتهای انگلی روده ای در شهرستان کنگاور
ABSTRACT A total of 2530 persons(1009 from Town and 1521 from suburban villages were selected randomly and examined by formalin ether concentration method . The overall prevalence of infection was (73.68%). The most common helminths were Ascaris lumbricoides (23.68%), Trichuris trichiura (11.26%) ,Hymenolepis nana (8.22%), and the most common pathogenic intestinal protozoa was Giardia lamblia...
متن کاملGeographical location and age affects the incidence of parasitic infestations in school children.
UNLABELLED Environmental factors affect the dissemination and distribution of intestinal parasites in human communities. To comprehend the prevalence of parasitic infestation and to examine whether geographical location and age also influence the prevalence of infection, fecal samples from 195 school children (rural = 95; male = 39; female = 56) (urban = 100; male = 60; female = 40) of five age...
متن کامل