Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to trichuriasis and/or typhoid fever is rarely reported. We reported a case of a 29-year-old male presented with per rectal bleeding, diarrhea, generalized abdominal pain and fever for two weeks. After diagnosis suspicion, emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed, where resection of the ulcerated part of the caecum and terminal ileum was perform...

The formalin-Tween sedimentation method was compared with the formalin-ether sedimentation for parasitic detection. Of a total 297 fecal specimens examined, 72.1% were positive. The formalin-tween technique was effective for ascertaining helminths, particularly Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm eggs; however it has less capability for protozoa detection. This method is simp...

Intestinal and urinary helminthes are distributed worldwide, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical areas. More than one billion of the world’s population, including atleast 400 million school children are chronically infected with Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and the hookworms1 while schistosomiasis affects nearly 200 million people in 75 countries. The prevalence of infections...

Helminth infections, such as Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Hookworms are major public health concerns. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and intensity of infection of gastro-intestinal helminthiasis in Babadjou. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out on eight hundred and twenty five (825) stool samples collected from residents using the simple ...

BACKGROUND The population of Nukufetau, a remote coral atoll island in Tuvalu in the Western Pacific, received annual mass drug administration (MDA) of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole under the Pacific Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis program in 2001, 2002 and 2003, with the last MDA occurring six months before a cross-sectional survey of the whole population for soil transmitted helminth...

Worm infestation is a major problem in children from developing countries due to bad hygienic conditions. It produces nutritional deficiencies and anaemia in children when present in large numbers. The present study deals with the investigation of the frequency of intestinal helminth parasites in children of Kashmir valley in the age group of 4-15 years. 312 children were examined for different...

Intestinal contents were sampled from a spontaneously enhanced mummy the Sepulcher of Priests Piraino Mother Church in Province Messina, Sicily. This adult male mummy, 1, is an unidentified religious dignitary dating late-18th to mid-19th centuries. Immunological and molecular diagnostics used test for common clinically significant parasites. A morphological diagnosis Trichuris trichiura (whipw...