Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Children Attending Assiut University Children’s Hospital, Assiut, Egypt

Monib, Mahmoud Elhady Mohamed; Hassan, Abd Allah Abd Elsamee; Attia, Rasha Abd Elmonem Hassan; Khalifa, Mervat Mostafa

doi:10.14737/journal.jap/2016/3.4.125.131

Cited by 22 publications

(27 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…National level surveys in the late 1990s reported an infection prevalence of 3.5% for the whole country. Meanwhile, in the southern part of Egypt, the infection prevalence in the Assiut governorate (located about 400 km to the south of Cairo) and the Qena governorate (located about 600 km to the south of Cairo) was estimated to be 24.3 and 33.7%, respectively [2, 17, 27]. Our results revealed that the infection prevalence in Alexandria governorate (19.56%) was higher than that in Beheira (15.47%) and Kafr el-Sheikh (9.11%) governorates, which could be explained by the differences in the climatic/environmental conditions such as rainfall and/or the management systems (i.e., the scale of the farm and grazing habits of the cattle) between these governorates [6].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fasciolosis in production animals in different regions of Egypt have been widely studied and the estimated prevalence varied greatly from 0.2–33.7% [2, 10, 11, 17, 27]. Various risk factors such as the management system, pasture management, and climatic/environmental factors like temperature, rainfall, and soil type have been identified in terms of F. hepatica infection in farm animals [13, 19, 31, 36].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Fasciola hepatica infection in water buffalo Bubalus bubalis in three provinces of the Nile Delta, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

El-Tahawy

Kwan

Sugiura

2018

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica) infection in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Alexandria, Beheira, and Kafr el-Sheikh governorates (provinces) of the Nile Delta in Egypt and to identify the underlying risk factors associated with the infection. A total of 29 farms (10 in Alexandria, 10 in Beheira, and 9 in Kafr el-Sheikh) were randomly selected and all the buffaloes that resided on these farms from 21 February 2015 to 20 February 2016 were included in the study. The sampling approach was target-based where all the buffaloes were examined and screened for clinical signs of Fasciola infection. All suspected buffaloes were then subjected to fecal examination, and those positive for Fasciola eggs underwent antibody testing using indirect hemagglutination test. Consequently, data on 3,356 buffaloes from 29 farms in these governorates was analyzed using a multiple logistic regression model. The final model showed that the age and body condition score of the buffalo, location and type of the farm, application of prophylactic treatment, and temperature and relative humidity of the farm’s location significantly affected the rate of infection. The highest prevalence was observed in buffaloes from Alexandria governorate (19.6%), followed by Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh governorates (15.5 and 9.1%, respectively).

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Fasciola hepatica infection in water buffalo Bubalus bubalis in three provinces of the Nile Delta, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

El-Tahawy

Kwan

Sugiura

2018

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…) [111] ,Syria (42.5%) [112] and in Palestine (40.5%) [113]. However, the finding of this systematic review and meta-analysis is higher than that of Cameron(24.1%) [114], Rwanda (25.4%) [115], Iran (38%) [116], Turkey(31.7%-37.2%) [117] and Egypt (26.5%) [118]. The difference might be attributed to socio-economic status, poor hygiene and sanitary facilities, weather, climate and environmental factors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in Ethiopian children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chelkeba¹,

Mekonnen

Alemu

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background : Numerous studies have been carried out on assessing the prevalence of intestinal parasites infections (IPIs) among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia, but there is lack of study systematically gathered and analyzedinformation for policymakers. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to provide a summary on prevalence, geographical distribution and trends of IPIs among preschool and school-age childrenin Ethiopia. Methods :The search were carried out in Medline via PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar from 1996to July2019 for studies describing prevalence of IPIs among preschooland school-age children. We conducted meta-regression to understand the trends and the source of heterogeneity and pooled the prevalence using ‘metaprop’ command using STATA software version 14. Results : Eighty-three(83) studies examining 56,786 fecal specimens were included. The prevalence of IPIs was 48 %( 95%CI: 42% to 53%) and showedsignificantly decreasing trends 17% (95% CI: 2.5% to 32%) for each consecutive 6 years) and was similar in males and females. The pooled prevalence in years 1997–2002, 2003–2008, 2009–2014 and >2014 was 71% (95% CI: 57% to 86%), 42% (95% CI: 27% to 56%), 48% (95% CI: 40% to 56%) and 42% (95% CI: 34% to 49%), respectively. Poly-parasitism was observed in 16% (95% CI: 13% to 19 %,) of the cases. Conclusion: Intestinal parasite infections are highly prevalent among preschool and school-age children and well distributed across the regional states of Ethiopia. Southern and Amhara regional states carry the highest burden.We observed significant decreasing trends in prevalence of IPIs among preschool and school-age Ethiopian children over the last two decades.Therefore, this study is important to locate the geographical distribution and identified high risk areas that should be prioritized further interventions, which complement global efforts towards elimination of IPIs infections by 2020

show abstract

“…Of 100 stool samples examined using both FECM and mini-FLOTAC techniques, 68% (68/100) proved to be positive by at least one method. Among them, 70.6% (48/68) were found to have single infection, 19.1% (13/68) had double infection and 10.3% (7/68) had three or more infections.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…IPIs signify health problems, particularly among children in developing countries, causing significant morbidity and mortality, and have been termed as "the cancers of developing nations [18] . Children being the best indicators of prevalence of IPIs, a research study from Egypt reported that 27% of examined children were infected with intestinal parasites [19] . The researchers suggested that development of effective preventive and control measures relies on epidemiological studies to produce baseline data on the prevalence of parasitic infections.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of mini-FLOTAC method for diagnosing intestinal parasitic infections

El-Nadi

Ahmed

et al. 2019

Parasitologists United Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background:Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are widely distributed throughout the world and have been identified as one of the most significant causes of illnesses and diseases. Accurate diagnosis is essential for proper management and to guide the design, implementation and monitoring of programs for community control of infectious diseases. Objective: To evaluate and compare mini-FLOTAC technique with the widely used formol-ethyl-acetate concentration method (FECM) in IPIs detection. Material and Methods: One hundred fecal samples were randomly collected from different laboratories. All samples were microscopically examined using mini-FLOTAC and FECM. Iodine and modified Zeil Neelsen stains were used to confirm the presence of protozoa cysts, and oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. and C. cayetanensis, respectively. Results: About two thirds of samples (68%) were positive; 70.6% (48/68) contained only one parasitic infection by at least one method. Generally, the most frequent was Cryptosporidium spp. 35.3% (24/68) followed by E. histolytica/dispar 23.5% (16/68) and G. intestinalis 14.7% (10/68). It was observed that mini-FLOTAC detected the highest number of helminthes infections (100% sensitivity) in contrast to 41.1% for protozoa whereas FECM was the most sensitive approach for protozoa infections (98.2% sensitivity) in contrast to 68.7% for helminthes. Conclusion: Mini-FLOTAC is a safe rapid device for microscopic examination of stool samples with high sensitivity, affordability, and appropriateness of diagnosis in resource-limited settings where IPIs are widespread.The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the recently developed mini-FLOTAC technique with the widely used FECM in IPIs detection.

show abstract

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Children Attending Assiut University Children’s Hospital, Assiut, Egypt

Cited by 22 publications

References 18 publications

<i>Fasciola hepatica</i> infection in water buffalo <i>Bubalus bubalis</i> in three provinces of the Nile Delta, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

<i>Fasciola hepatica</i> infection in water buffalo <i>Bubalus bubalis</i> in three provinces of the Nile Delta, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in Ethiopian children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Evaluation of mini-FLOTAC method for diagnosing intestinal parasitic infections

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About