Prevalence of intestinal parasite infections among patients in local public hospitals of Hail, Northwestern Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This is the first study highlighting that intestinal parasites are still an important public health problem in Northwestern Saudi Arabia. Therefore, health education would be the best way to prevent from intestinal parasite infections which are mainly food borne diseases.

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-Year Retrospective Study

“…These factors give the optimum conditions for the growth and transmission and increase the probability of exposure to intestinal parasites [ 5 – 7 ]. Also, it has been affected by the used diagnostic methods and the number of the investigated stool samples [ 8 ]. The major tracks for transmission of intestinal parasites are the contamination of food or drinking water or personal contact via fecal-oral route [ 9 ].…”

“…As well known, Saudi Arabia is considered one of the largest destinations of expatriate workers, particularly the food handlers and catering staff, from different countries such as Bangladesh, Philippine, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Egypt. All of these countries are known to be endemic with many diseases including those caused by intestinal parasites [ 8 ]. Many studies in different regions of Saudi Arabia monitored a high prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites among specific populations such as food handlers (23%), school children (33.8%), expatriates (14.9% to 55%), and Saudi and Non-Saudi patients attending hospitals (39.7% to 77.1%) [ 8 , 10 – 18 ].…”

“…All of these countries are known to be endemic with many diseases including those caused by intestinal parasites [ 8 ]. Many studies in different regions of Saudi Arabia monitored a high prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites among specific populations such as food handlers (23%), school children (33.8%), expatriates (14.9% to 55%), and Saudi and Non-Saudi patients attending hospitals (39.7% to 77.1%) [ 8 , 10 – 18 ]. As per the available literature, there are no updated surveys for intestinal parasitic infections that were carried out in Riyadh region except that of [ 19 ].…”

Socioenvironmental conditions and intestinal parasitic infections in Brazilian urban slums: a cross-sectional study

“…To our knowledge, this is the first epidemiological study on IPIs conducted in this large urban center. Current public policies and international guidelines related to IPIs focus almost exclusively on soil transmitted helminths (STH) 10 - 12 , however, many recent studies have found a shift in community profiles of IPIs from a predominance of STH to protozoans 13 - 16 . Therefore, this cross-sectional study, following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Guidelines (STROBE), assessed the socioenvironmental conditions and prevalence of IPIs in slums of Rio de Janeiro, RJ State, Brazil.…”

Aspectos epidemiológicos de coccidiosis intestinales en comunidad rural de la Península de Paraguaná, estado Falcón, Venezuela

“…Las infecciones por coccidios intestinales se encuentran ampliamente distribuidas en el mundo, detectándose tasas de prevalencias muy variadas: China (12%) 8 , Nepal (5,6%-14,1%) 9 , Polonia (5,4%) 10 , India (1,13-31,29%) 11,12 , Arabia Saudita (19,23%) 13 , Nigeria (2,2-32,2) 14 , Costa de Marfil (3,9-7,7%) 15 , Etiopía (7,9-20,8%) 16 , Libia (0.9-13%) 17 . Para países de Latinoamérica, se han encontrado cifras de prevalencia variables similares, incluyendo Guatemala (7,14-13,7%) 18 , México (9,,4%) 19,20 , Argentina (1,3%) 21 , Perú (4->40%) 22 .…”