Korzeniewski, Krzysztof and Augustynowicz, Alina and Smoleń, Agata and Lass, Anna (2015) Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in school children in Ghazni Province, eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31 (6). ISSN 1681-715X
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Abstract
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites and their species in Afghan school children and to establish appropriate treatment methods for detected pathogens.
Methods: Parasitological examination of stool samples collected from 1369 children aged 8-18, students of the Jahan Malika High School in Ghazni Province in eastern Afghanistan, was conducted in the period November 2013-April 2014. Three stool samples were collected from each patient every second day; the samples were fixed in 10% formalin and tested by light microscopy using the methods of direct smear in Lugol’s solution, decantation in distilled water, and Fülleborn’s flotation.
Results: Of 535 examined children (39.1% of the study group) were infected with nematodes (n=324), cestodes (n=118), trematodes (n=12), and protozoa (n=228), 132 were diagnosed with co-infections (mainly ascariasis+giardiasis, ascariasis+hymenolepiasis) and received single or combined therapy.
Conclusions: The Afghan community is an example of population characterized by a high rate of parasitic infections. Owing to high prevalence of multiple infections among inhabitants of Afghanistan, it seems that a mass deworming campaign with a single-dose chemotherapy may prove ineffective in eradicating intestinal parasites in the local population.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Research Asian Plos > Medical Science |
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Date Deposited: | 09 May 2023 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2024 06:18 |
URI: | http://global.archiveopenbook.com/id/eprint/790 |