epidemiological features of soil transmitted helminthes were studied in six villages in isfahan area. the mean overall prevalence of ascariasis and trichostrongyliasis were 91.5% and 70.9% respectively with higher infection rate among females. mean prevalence of trichuris and hymenolepis nana were 73.8% and 5.4% respectively. prevalences of ascaris and trichuris did not fluctuate very much in v...

aim : the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections (sths) infection and other intestinal parasites in patients with gastrointestinal (gi) symptoms in tehran province, iran. background : the world health organization (who) suggests that many people in the world are chronically affected by sths and intestinal parasites. furthermore infection is clo...

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes are among seventeen WHO prioritized neglected tropical diseases that infect humans. These parasitic infections can be treated using single-dose and safe drugs. Ethiopia successfully mapped the distribution of these infections nationwide. According to the mapping there are an estimated 37.3 million people living in schistosomiasis endemic areas, an...

The study was designed to find out the estimation of helminthes infection and associated factors among Z.P school children’s Deola taluka in Nashik district. One randomly selected from all (n=30) were included study. Faecal samples collected examined by Kato-Katz techniques. Demographic, socio-economic health related behavior data obtained parents using interviewer questionnaire. Prevalence soi...

conclusions based on the results of this study there is a risk of infection with soil transmitted helminthes among children of kermanshah, iran. results out of 192 soil samples, soil of play areas from four regions was contaminated with geohelminth eggs. the rate of soil contamination with trichuris spp. eggs was 3.12% while this was 2.1% for hookworm eggs, yet no ascaris eggs were found in the...

One hundred and eighteen (118) pregnant women were recruited into the study. The aim was to study the effect of soil transmitted helminthes in pregnant women vis-à-vis compared with other haematological parameters.Blood and stool samples were collected and analyzed with standard Haematological and Parasitological equipment.The result showed that there were anaemia, eosinophilia and raised plate...