A study was carried out to determine the prevalence of parasitic infections among the nomadic Fulanis of south-eastern Nigeria between September 2003-March 2004. Urine, stool and blood specimens were collected from each of 231 subjects. Of these, 98 (42.4%) were infected with one or more of 14 parasitic species, of which Plasmodium malariae had the highest prevalence (15.3%). Others included 6 ...

infection is one of the cardinal difficulties in the children with acute leukemia and is the leading cause of mortality among them. the prevalence of infection in these patients has several reasons including usage of cytotoxic agents, corticosteriods, broad consumption of antibiotics, duration of confinement in hospital, defective of cellular and humoral immunity, neutropenia and dysfunction of...

ENGLISH/ANGLAIS] Affiliations: 1 Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NIGERIA 2 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NIGERIA * Email Address for Correspondence/ Adresse de courriel pour la correspondance: heleninabo@yahoo. co.uk Accepted/Accepté: March, 2012 Full Citation: Inabo HI, Aminu M, Muktar H, Adeniran S. Profile of Inte...

　 BACKGROUND: Buffalo is one of the most important animals for the source of milk and meat, and it is also used for draught purposes in Bangladesh. Gastrointestinal parasites in the buffalo calves lead to reduced growth and hinder the development of buffalo industry in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVES: The study was conducted to identify the gastrointestinal parasitic load in the buffalo calves at Sylhe...

INTRODUCTION HIV patients have reduced immune response which makes them more susceptible to different infections. This cross-sectional study was carried out to document the prevalence of intestinal parasites among HIV patients in Baringo County, Kenya. METHODS Structured questionnaires were used to collect clinical information after obtaining consent from the participants. Stool samples were ...

A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from eight schools located in Phuttamonthon District, Nakhon Prathom Province during November 2004 to December 2004. Stool samples were collected from 1920 students; age range from 7 to 12 years old, and examined for intestinal parasites by using formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique. Of these subject...

Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common infections world-wide. It is estimated that some 3.5 billion people are affected, and 450 million are ill as a result of these infections [1]. Current estimates showed that at least more than one-quarter of the world’s population is chronically infected with intestinal parasites and that most of these infected people live in developing c...

Chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) disease leads to uremia and induces a state of immunodepression. Since the immune system plays an important role in controlling parasitic diseases, so, higher frequencies of infections can be expected among CRI patients. In the present study, 33 hemodialysis diarrheic Saudi patients and 42 immunocompetent diarrheic controls were evaluated for infections with op...