The prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasites in two Somalian communities
| Autor: | Hassan H. Mohamed, Cabdi Mussa, Abdullahi S. Hussein, Cali S. Mohamed, S. Sanguigni, Antonio Sebastiani, G. Amiconi, C. Bianchini, F. Leone, I. Ilardi, Khalif Bile, Shukri C. Shiddo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Veterinary medicine Adolescent Trichuriasis Somalia Population Microbiology Feces Hookworm Infections parasitic diseases medicine Parasite Egg Count Humans Intestinal Diseases Parasitic education Child education.field_of_study biology Incidence (epidemiology) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Coinfection Trichuris trichiura Parasitology Female |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 81(2) |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| Popis: | About 85% of the population of two Somali communities harboured soil-transmitted intestinal nematodes and/or protozoa. The commonest parasite (75% in the Lafoole institution and 59% in the Afgoye institution) was Trichuris trichiura. Mixed infections were common. The source of infection is contaminated fields around dwelling quarters, because of indiscriminate defaecation. One of the factors responsible for the higher incidence of hookworm in Lafoole (45%) compared with Afgoye (1.5%) may be the different soil character of the surrounding fields. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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