Prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population in Eghbalieh city from Qazvin Province, Iran

Abstract

Intestinal parasitic infections are endemic worldwide and have been described as constituting the greatest single worldwide cause of illness and disease. The prevalence of Intestinal parasitic infections was estimated to be 5.92 %. Entamoeba coli was the most common parasite followed by Giardia lamblia and Blastocystis hominis. About 5.15 % of samples contained a single parasite and 0.76 % contained multiple parasites. In this study, the prevalence of intestinal parasites especially helminthic infections was low. The study aimed to estimate prevalence of intestinal parasites in Eghbalieh city from Qazvin Province, Iran.

A Survey on Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Infections in Patients Referred to the Public Hospital in Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran, 2014 - 2016

“…Based on the total prevalence of infection obtained in this study (32.1%) as well as other recent studies (12,15,30), an impressive decline in the prevalence of human intestinal parasites was seen in recent decades in Iran.…”

“…A high abundance of intestinal parasites are still reported in some areas of Iran (8)(9)(10)(11)(12); although, a number of studies have shown a reduction in infections rate (13)(14)(15). These results show that the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the different areas of Iran are variable.…”

Entamoeba spp. diagnosis in patients with inflammatory diarrhea by staining, copro-antigen ELISA and multiplex PCR methods

“…Some environmental factors such as geographical location, climate, poverty, inadequate health conditions and economic situation, as well as personal factors such as nutrition, safety conditions, health status, cultural habits, literacy, and the high density of population facilitate the prevalence of IPIs [3,17]. Several evaluations were conducted in the different areas of Iran that showed the high prevalence of IPIs [4][5][6][7]. In the study, we demonstrated that of 200 samples, 17, 29 and 23 cases were positive for Entamoeba species by the staining, copro-antigen ELISA and multiplex PCR methods, respectively.…”

“…Then, 200 stool samples (83 from females and 117 from males) were randomly collected among them. The data such as sex, age, and disease symptoms were collected using the questionnaire [6,11].…”

“…Lack of health care, the tropical wet climate, lack of access to safe drinking water, poverty, and illiteracy are some factors associated with IPIs [2,3]. In recent years, the prevalence of IPIs has been reported in different areas of Iran [4][5][6][7]. Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (E. histolytica/dispar) is known as the second factor that causing death among individuals with parasitic diseases.…”