Objective: To determine the epidemiology and control of intestinal parasitic infection among children in two communities of south Saint Lucia. Methods: Eight hundred ninety seven children participated in this study. Parasitic infections were confirmed by two stool examinations using the Kato Katz method and the mini-parasep concentration method. Control methods used were treatment of all infect...

background: the association between helminthic parasitic infection and cognitive function has long been recognized, however there are few reports about giardia lamblia infection. this paper describes a study about the effect of g. lamblia infection on the cognitive function. methods: one hundred thirty two children infected with g. lamblia from robat karim south of western tehran, iran were com...

Parasitic infections adversely affect animal's health and threaten profitable animal production, thus affecting the economy of our country. These infections also play a major role in the spread of zoonotic diseases. Parasitic infections cause severe morbidity and mortality in animals especially those affecting the gastrointestinal system and thus affect the economy of livestock owner by decreas...

background: intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. children are more vulnerable to these infections. in addition, the prevalence of infection is different among various communities; hence, there is a need for the periodical prevalence evaluation. this study was performed to define the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among ...

Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections are very common in developing countries and affect mostly children. Day care centers are places where children are more susceptible to acquire intestinal parasites. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children who attend to day care centers in Yazd city. Eighty hu...

AIM This study was conducted to know the epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites of free-ranging wild herbivores and adjoining livestock of Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 374 fecal samples from wild herbivores (Chital Axis axis - 123, Sambar Rusa unicolor - 94, Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus - 86, and Chinkara Gazella bennettii - 71) and 284 fe...

Objective. To assess the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors in Teda Health Centre, Northwest Ethiopia. Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Teda Health Centre from February to April, 2011. Stool samples were collected from 410 study participants and analysed by direct wet mount and formal ether concentration techniques. Furthermore, sociodemograp...