Prevalence, intensity and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in a South Indian fishing village

Naish, Suchithra; McCarthy, James S.; Williams, Gail M.

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.04.004

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“…Epidemiological data show however that the effects of such measures are still unsatisfactory. Agricultural use of human and animal faeces is correlated with soil-transmited helminthosis (Naish et al, 2004;Trang et al, 2007;Yajima et al, 2009). The consumption of vegetables that are commonly fertilized with organic compost in the community may lead to high infections rates with A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura.…”

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“…Their removal suggests that all other pathogens have also been inactivated (Gantzer et al, 2001). The epidemiological studies on geohelminth infections that have been undertaken all over the world show that in tropical climates predominant parasite is Ascaris lumbricoides (prevalence up to 91 %), followed by Trichuris trichiura (up to 72 %) and hookworm (up to 54 %) (Narain et al, 2000;Naish et al, 2004;Stotharda et al, 2009;Brooker, 2010). In the world, especially in developing countries, uncontrolled use of natural manure (e.g.…”

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Contamination of the soil by eggs of geohelminths in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland)

Błaszkowska

Kurnatowski

Damiecka³

2011

Helminthologia

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SummaryContamination of soil with helminth eggs in the samples of fields, kitchen gardens, yards and composts in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland) was investigated. In this study, helminth eggs were found in 60 -100 % of field samples, in 20 -100 % of yards samples, in 0 -20 % of kitchen gardens samples and in 10 -100 % of composts. The highest average density of helminth eggs in 100 g of soil was detected in composts (44.0), then fields (28.5) and yards (18.0). In samples taken from kitchen gardens the average density of eggs was 0.4/100/g of soil. The comparison of frequency of positive samples from fields, kitchen gardens and yards did not exhibit significant difference (p > 0.05). The soil samples of fields contained mainly eggs of Ascaris spp. (87.7 %), less frequently Toxocara spp. (7.7 %) and Trichuris spp. (3.5 %). In samples from yards among detected eggs the most often were Toxocara spp. (73.9 %), and there were statistically significant differences in comparison with fields (7.7 %) and composts (0.3 %). The highest prevalence of eggs with moving larva was noted in yards (25.6 %), which differ statistically significantly from analogous value for fields (p < 0.05) and composts (p < 0.0001). These results showed a considerable infestation of soil with geohelminth eggs of the examined rural areas of Lodz district which is a potential source of antropozoonosis.

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Contamination of the soil by eggs of geohelminths in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland)

Błaszkowska

Kurnatowski

Damiecka³

2011

Helminthologia

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“…This could be due to high level of soil contact activity and low personal hygiene. However, the age dependent patterns of infection prevalence are generally similar among the major helminthes species, exhibiting a rise in childhood to a relatively stable in adulthood (Naish et al, 2004). …”

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Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Parasitosis Coinfection among School Age Children in Adim Community, Nigeria

Inyang-Etoh¹,

Daniel²,

Ogba³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRACT:The prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis, intestinal parasitosis and their co-infection was carried out among the school age children in Adim Community from August to November, 2015. Urine and stool samples were collected from each of the subjects selected by simple random sampling method and processed using standard bacteriological and parasitological techniques. Of the 200 subjects examined, 42(21%) were infected with Schistosoma haematobium, 88(44%) with intestinal parasites and 21(10.5%) were co-infected. Subjects aged 5-10 years had the highest prevalence of infection (30%) with S. haematobium, while subjects' aged16-20 years had the highest prevalence of infection (80%) with intestinal parasites. The difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Males recorded the highest prevalence of infection (30%) with S. haematobium, for intestinal parasites (50%) and for coinfection (15%) while females had (17.1%), (41.4%) and (8.5%) respectively and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Hookworm (45.5%) had the highest frequency among the helminthes while Entamoeba histolytica (4.6%) was the only protozoan detected. This work confirmed a high prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis, intestinal parasitosis and their co-infection among the school age children in Adim community.

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“…The epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections shows that these parasites are found in every age group and in both sexes. Human intestinal parasitic infections have a worldwide distribution, with the greatest incidence and intensity occurring in developing countries 2 . The global burden of intestinal protozoan infestation is still huge even though there have been tremendous achievements in the reduction of their prevalence.…”

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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Protozoan Infections among the Tea Estates Workers of Ilam District, Nepal

Sah

Shah²,

Jha

2016

JHSR

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Introduction: Intestinal protozoan infections continue to remain a global public health challenge, particularly in developing countries. Since diagnosis of these parasites is difficult, prevalence data on intestinal protozoa is scarce. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of intestinal Protozoan Infections and to identify risk factors associated with Protozoan Infections among the tea garden workers in Ilam district of Nepal. Materials and Methods: A Community based cross-sectional study was conducted among tea garden workers in Ilam district of Nepal. Out of 4 tea estates in Ilam District, 2 tea estates (Ilam Municipality and Kanyam) were selected randomly. Out of total 150 tea workers (30 in Ilam Municipality and 120 in Kanyam), 98 workers participated in the study. Semi-structured questionnaire was used and routine examination of stool was done. Collected data was entered in Microsoft excel and analysed. Results: Prevalence of protozoan infections among the Tea Estates workers of Ilam District was 22.4%. Giardia lamblia was seen higher (12.2%) than Entamoeba histolytica (10.2%). Regarding ethnicity, the protozoan infection was seen higher among Dalit (40%) than Janajati (18.8%) and Brahmin/Chhetri (11.1%) (P<0.05). The protozoan infections was seen lower who use of soap and water after defecation (6.2%) than those using only water (60%) (P<0.001). The protozoan infections was also seen lower who wear sandals or shoes (17.3%) than those did not wear (47.1%) (P<0.05). The protozoan infection was seen higher among those having the habit of nail biting and thumbs sucking. Conclusions: There is relatively high prevalence of intestinal protozoan infection among the Tea garden workers in Ilam District of Nepal. This obviously suggests that there is possible poor personal hygiene, sanitation, and behavior oriented risk factors which predispose the workers to these parasites.

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Prevalence, intensity and risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in a South Indian fishing village

Cited by 75 publications

References 25 publications

Contamination of the soil by eggs of geohelminths in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland)

Contamination of the soil by eggs of geohelminths in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland)

Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Parasitosis Coinfection among School Age Children in Adim Community, Nigeria

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Protozoan Infections among the Tea Estates Workers of Ilam District, Nepal

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