How to cite this article: Reji P, Belay G, Erko B, Legesse M, Belay M. Intestinal parasitic infections and malnutrition amongst first-cycle primary schoolchildren in Adama, Ethiopia. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #198, 5 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.198 Background: A survey of intestinal parasitic infections and malnutrition in different regions or localities is a very importa...

background : rooks are distributed all over iran and no information is available in the literature on their parasitic infec­tions. methods : one hundred twenty five rooks were examined at post-mortem for parasitic infections. results : two species of cestodes, 5 species of nematodes and 4 species of protozoa were found of which all were new host and distribution record. conclusion : rooks have ...

Anemia is estimated to affect half the school-age children and adolescents in developing countries. The main causes are parasitic infections, malaria, and low iron intake. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia, parasitic infections, and nutritional status of children attending public primary schools in Aracaju, Northeast Brazil. Of 360 students, 26.7% were anemic, and prevalence...

Results: We report high prevalence of parasitic infections in schoolchildren in Zambezi district with 79.4% (n = 253; 95% CI: 74.1% 84.1%) of the children tested positive at least to one parasitic infection. Estimated prevalence of malaria, hookworm, haematuria, S. haematobium, S. mansoni, and E. vermicularis were 50.6% (95% CI: 44.5-56.6%), 42.4% (95% CI: 36.448.5%), 37.9% (95% CI: 32.2-43.9%)...

conclusions with regards to the high incidence of gasterointestinal parasitic diseases and also because of asymptomatic cases of giardiasis, we recommend evaluation of pediatric patients with malignant lymphohematopoitic disease by at least two different diagnostic methods and three rounds of stool examination in order to prevent possible life threatening outcomes. coproparasitoscopic study for...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and effect of parasitic infection on erythrocyte indices in trade camels slaughtered in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Two hundred adult one humped camels comprised of 87 (43.5 %) males and 113 (56.5 %) females were examined for helminths and hemoparasites at their slaughter time according to the standard procedures. An overall prevalence of 79 % for s...

Eosinophils are proinflammatory cells that are associated with both allergic diseases and parasitic infections. In parasitic infections the eosinophil appears to be protective, but in allergic conditions eosinophil products are damaging and contribute to the tissue pathology of the disease. A particular property of eosinophils is that they can, like macrophages, exist in different states of act...

Parasitic diseases constitute major public health challenges worldwide, especially in developing countries. It is estimated that more than one billion people worldwide are infected by parasites presenting with different disease conditions. The routine laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections in most tropical countries involves conventional methods, such as optical microscopy, used for the m...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of parasitic infections and the efficacy of treatment among school children in rural villages of south Saint Lucia. METHOD A total of 554 school children participated in this study. Parasitic infections were confirmed by using Kato- Katz method. RESULTS & CONCLUSION Overall, 61.6% of the school children were infected by a...

Innate immunity has a key role in the control of microbial infections in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, including vectors that transmit parasites that cause major human and animal diseases, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important components of innate immunity. AMPs are induced upon parasitic infections and can participate in regulating parasite development in the digestive ...