Intestinal parasitic infections in a population of BaAka Pygmies inhabiting the Congo Basin in the Central African Republic

Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in northern Madagascar

“…The results of the present study are surprising as they demonstrate that there is a relatively low prevalence of helminthic infections in Madagascar (5.8%) in comparison to other African countries, where the rates of such infections are much higher, e.g. 85% in the Central African Republic [13], 24.3% in Ethiopia [27], 23% in Rwanda [28] and 22.2% in Gabon [29].…”

“…The precision of the diagnosis will rely on the proficiency and experience of the technician performing the microscopic test, as well as the scope of the diagnostic methods used. The use of multiple testing methods increases the chances of detecting a parasite, which was supported by a study by Korzeniewski et al [13]. The present study demonstrated that the application of 3 different diagnostic methods instead of only the direct smear method, increased the parasite detection rate by 5%.…”

“…High rates of intestinal parasitic infections are primarily associated with the low socio-economic status of a given population, poor social and living conditions, limited access to healthcare, and a lack of health awareness [13]. 1.5 billion people (24% of the world's population) are affected by IPIs, and over 613 million school-age children worldwide are at risk of STH infections.…”

Por que doenças infecciosas e parasitárias estão entre as principais causas de morte no Brasil?

“…Diferentes autores dão exemplos de transmissão comunitária e reforçam como a contaminação ambiental e hábitos inadequados de higiene contribuem para prevalências de parasitoses intestinais apesar dos esforços recorrentes de "desparasitação" dos indivíduos contaminados, todos citam educação em saúde, melhora da higiene e saneamento como medidas de intervenção (Korzeniewski et al, 2021;Muñoz et al, 2022;Cardoso et al, 2017).…”