a survey was carried out in seven villages around bandarabass, on persion gulf, to determine the prevalence of the intestinal protozoa infections. out of the 835 stool specimens examined, 676 samples were positive with single and multiple infections. the most prevalent of intestinal protozoa in bandarabass were entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba coli, giardia lambia and iodamoeba butschlii.

Out of 1261 stool specimens collected from children in Dohuk city, northern Iraq, the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection was 38.5%. The highest rate of infection was in orphan care centres (48.1%) and the lowest in the paediatric hospital (31.3%). The age group 10-12 years had the highest rate (81.2%) and 7-9 years the lowest (22.9%); boys had a higher rate than girls. Some infected sample...

To determine the status of infection caused by intestinal parasites among children and adolescents living in Legaspi city, the Philippines, we performed a small survey by fecal examination for helminth ova and protozoan cysts with formalin-ether concentration method. Of the 64 examinees, the infection rate was 78.1%. The infection rates of primary school children, preschool children and adolesc...

Entre mayo y agosto del 2006, se realizó un estudio sobre prevalencia parasitismo intestinal factores epidemiológicos en 205 escolares centro poblado de Pucchún distrito Mariscal Cáceres, Provincia Camaná, Departamento Arequipa, Perú. Se aplicó una encuesta epidemiológica recolectó sola muestra heces a cada escolar que fue procesada el laboratorio mediante los métodos Teleman modificado sedimen...

Dientamoeba fragilis es un protozoario que parasita el intestino grueso del hombre y animales domésticos. Hasta momento, aún no son claros aspectos de su ciclo vida, como rango hospedadores, reservorios, mecanismo infección, entre otros. Se postula cerdo hospedador natural para este que, debido a cercanía con humano, podría facilitar una transmisión zoonótica. En Colombia existen la fecha estud...

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of parasitic structures in curly lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) sold food stalls open markets Cuiabá city, Brazilian state Mato Grosso (MT). For this purpose, 50 samples were evaluated using spontaneous sedimentation and centrifugal flotation methods. These techniques showed positivity 96% (48/50) 78% (39/50) samples, respectively. The method...

O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi diagnosticar e determinar a frequência de espécies protozoários helmintos que acometem população Lagoa do Vigário localizada em Campos dos Goytacazes, Estado Rio Janeiro, avaliar os parâmetros físico-químicos microbiológicos das águas lagoa. Para isso, foram coletadas 70 amostras fecais com coletores CoproPlus® exames coproparasitológicos realizados acordo as...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization estimates that about 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by intestinal parasitic infections. Reports have already emphasized the role of immigrants in outbreaks of parasitic diseases in industrialized countries. With the mass influx of immigrants to Qatar, patent intestinal parasitic infections have been observed. Herein, the prevalence of intestin...

Parasitic infection is highly prevalent throughout the developing countries of the world. Food handlers are a potential source of infection for many intestinal parasites and other enteropathogenic infections as well. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among food handlers attending the public health center laboratory in Sari, Northern Iran for a...