The parasites most frequently detected were toxocara canis t. The present study aimed at assessing the extent of helminths and intestinal protozoa infections among children of 10 schools in four districts of tajikistan, and to make recommendations for control. Prevalence of intestinal helminths infections among school children in igboeze south local government area, enugu state, nigeria were studed between july and december 2005 significantdifferences p dec 07, 2015 prevalence of intestinal helminths and protozoa parasites of ruminants in minna, north doi. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection in 3160dayold calves. Mar 22, 2014 this study was carried out to identify intestinal parasitic helminth infection in carnivores and primates at vakilabad zoo in mashhad. To assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and associated factors among primary school children of medebay zana wereda, a northwestern zone of tigray, northern ethiopia from march to april 2017. The prevalence of intestinal helminths in domestic dogs was determined in a province. Pdf prevalence of intestinal helminths in dogs from quindio.
Prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis and associated. Prevalence of intestinal helminths and protozoa parasites. Prevalence of intestinal helminths and other intestinal parasites have been studied in different areas of the tropics and subtropics. Intestinal parasitic infections represent a public health problem in tajikistan, but epidemiological evidence is scarce. The prevalence of intestinal helminths was estimated to be 24. Boys had significantly higher prevalences of helminths and intestinal protozoa than girls. It is thought that the reduction in the frequency of dogs with those helminths may be mainly a result of the improvement in breeding environment and the routine use of antihelmintics.
Kremsner, maria yazdanbakhsh, longterm treatment of intestinal helminths increases mite skintest reactivity in gabonese schoolchildren, the journal of infectious diseases, volume 189, issue 5, 1 march 2004. In the school survey, among 166 children with complete data records, the prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoa was 22. An electronic search of pubmed and other bibliographic databases and hand search of published literature was conducted, and all relevant articles were retrieved. Longterm treatment of intestinal helminths increases mite. Prevalence of intestinal helminthes in owned dogs in kerman. In nigeria for instance, despite several communitybased and provincial reports, national data on prevalence, burdens and risk zones rzs for sth infections are lacking.
Understanding the prevalence of soiltransmitted helminth infections is necessary to plan control strategies and focus on highly endemic regions for preventive chemotherapy and improved sanitation facilities. In a crosssectional study from june 2012 to september 2012, a total of 47 fresh faecal samples were collected and examined using sedimentation and flotation tests and the mcmaster egg counting technique. Intestinal helminth infections among inmates in bedele prison. In the present study, overall prevalence of gi helminths was 68. Intestinal nematodes as neglected tropical diseases norman stoll 1947, this wormy world infect more than one billion people today quality of prevalence or absence data morbidity is related to intensity of infection specific morbidity estimates problematic. Prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among school. A total of 250 participants 127 males and 123 females aged 010 years or 0120 months participated in the study. Human helminth therapy to treat inflammatory disorders where. The mean age of the participants was about 4 years or 47. The users of bush as a mean of defecation have higher prevalence of helminth infections p of intervention community. Prevalence of intestinal helminthes in owned dogs in.
Previous works have shown that the prevalence of nematode infections in small ruminants in other part of nigeria may be as high as 77100% throughout the year with or without minor seasonal variation fakae, 2009. Prevalence of intestinal helminths among inhabitants of. Soil transmitted helminth sth infections still remain a notable health problem in resourcelimited countries due to difficulties in the implementation of control measures. The significance of zoonotic diseases caused by intestinal helminths makes it.
The exotic breed presented the highest infection rate of 72. The highest prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was observed in the age group of 1114 years old. In this unit we shall start our discussion of helminthiasis with intestinal helminths and then move on to tissue or visceral helminths. To understand the prevalence, spatial distribution and identify highrisk zones, a systematic search of. Prevalence of intestinal helminths infestation in children. Prevalence of intestinal helminths of dogs and foxes from jordan. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths in. Welcome to parasitic diseases fall 2009 dickson despommier, ph. Prevalence of intestinal helminths among illiterate and literate inmates was 50 and 45. The overall infection rates with cestodes, nematodes and acanthocephalans in dogs were 66. Study area number examined number positive percentage positive group 1 162 48 41.
Nevertheless, few studies concerning the risk factors related to. Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections among school. Oct, 2014 journal of natural sciences research issn 22243186 paper issn 22250921 online vol. Pdf prevalence of intestinal helminths in dogs from.
Introduction the primary purpose of the accompanying charts is to present to the students of parasitology, laboratory technicians, public health workers and practicing physicians, the fundamentals of the life cycles of the common intestinal helminths which parasitize man. The prevalence of single and multiple helminths and pathogenic intestinal protozoa species infections are displayed in figure 1. The prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoa was 4. According to the eight year retrospective study, the overall prevalence of gi helminth parasite infections in the dogs was 56. Comparative assessment of intestinal helminths prevalence in. The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes was 7. No student age group total boys n 31 total girls n 23 1. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in cattle at. Prevalence of intestinal helminths infections among school children. Necropsy of 340 stray and semistray dogs canis familiaris and nine red foxes vulpes vulpes from jordan revealed that 239 dogs 70.
Jan 15, 2016 prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among school children in amasiri community of afikpo north l. The users of bush as a mean of defecation have higher prevalence of helminth infections p oct 07, 2011 background. Prevalence of helminths by toilet facilities was compared between the intervention and nonintervention communities. Decades ago, a number of studies focusing on intestinal parasites were done in different community groups such as preschool children, schoolchildren, camps and refugees in northwest ethiopia 9 11. Pdf prevalence of intestinal helminths infestation in. Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths among school children s. Prevalence of intestinal helminths infections among schooling. Anthelmintic utilisation practices and prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in sheep kept in the urban and periurban areas of bishoftu town. Intestinal helminths are pathogens for domestic animals and provide a source of potential infection for humans. The prevalence of intestinal helminths in domestic dogs was determined in a. Introduction intestinal helminthes are living organisms that are wormlike in shape which receive nutrient and protection from their host thereby disrupting the internal activities of the host thereby causing diseases and weaknesses maizels and yazdanbakhsh.
Overall prevalence of helminth parasites in the gastrointestinal. This study revealed that prevalence of intestinal helminth in the country has not declined since the1970s. The prevalence of intestinal helminths in owned dogs in. The analysis of the interaction of sex, age group and the prevalence of parasites showed that females 4 6 years old had the highest prevalence of a.
Box 3323, bukavu, democratic republic of helminths in relation to sex and age group revealed no statistical difference at congo p value 0. Mar 26, 2015 parasitic helminths have evolved together with the mammalian immune system over many millennia and as such they have become remarkably efficient modulators in order to promote their own survival. No trematodes were found in the intestine of these hosts. Moreover, no significant difference in intestinal helminth prevalence was observed between male and female study. The study aims at determining and evaluating the prevalence of intestinal helminths and protozoans in. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths and parasites in. The prevalence of intestinal helminths of dogs canis familaris in jos, plateau state, nigeria. A high prevalence of intestinal parasites has been reported in rural communities and in small urbanized cities of the brazilian amazon presenting limited sanitation and hygiene practices3 4. Prevalence of intestinal helminths and protozoa parasites of. Charles knirsch, mph, md josh stillman, md parasite any organism that takes metabolic advantage of another organism viruses rickettsiae bacteria fungi protozoa helminths nematodes round worms cestodes segmented flat worms trematodes nonsegmented flat worms. Kulii z et al prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in calves in western serbia figure 2. No paragonimus in highrisk groups in cote divoire, but.
This was in agreement with the findings of shirale et al. Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infection among school. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections of dog. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthiasis in captive deer. Their ability to alter andor suppress immune responses could be beneficial to the host by helping control excessive inflammatory responses and animal models and preclinical trials have all suggested. There was a significant difference p prevalence of intestinal parasites across all reported parameters in the age category. Prevalence and distribution of soiltransmitted helminth. In this study, the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal helminth infections was assessed among preschool children 1 to 5 years, living in idps settlements of khartoum state, sudan. Prevalence of intestinal helminths and associated factors.
Helminths worms welcome to parasitic diseases fall 2009. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in cattle at north. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and risk. The difference in the prevalence was significant between all parasite species. Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal. Yong et al prevalence of intestinal helminths in cambodia 663 children. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the. Jul 04, 2015 prevalence of intestinal helminths and associated risk factors in rural schoolchildren in wereabaye sub district, tigray region, northern ethiopia.
Comparative assessment of intestinal helminths prevalence. Intestinal helminth infections amongst school children in the. It is a roundworm and infection with it is called ascariasis. The age distribution of intestinal parasites in dogs showed that the dog less than 1 year old had a higher overall prevalence than those dogs over 12 months of age but there was.
Prevalence of intestinal parasites and risk factors for. Prevalence of intestinal helminths among school children two centres in nsukka area. Of the total 225 stool samples examined from 225 participants, the overall prevalence of intestinal helminths was 17. Similarly, the difference in prevalence of intestinal helminths among illiterate and literate inmates was not significant. This study detected the highest prevalence of intestinal parasites in piglets 88%, while adult pigs recorded the lowest prevalence 68. The investigation was undertaken to study the prevalence of gastro intestinal helminthiasis in captive deer. In this study, the general prevalence of intestinal helminthes in dogs was higher in pups under 12 months of age than in dogs over 1 year old but there was not signiicant p0. Prevalence range was slightly the rate of prevalence and intensity of various higher in buffaloes which ranged between 10. The prevalence of intestinal parasites was high in age group of 1012 years compared to other age groups. Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent helminth in the southwestern 21% and south.