Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Afghan community on the example of patients treated in Ghazni Provincial Hospital

Korzeniewski, Krzysztof; Augustynowicz, Alina; Lass, Anna

doi:10.5603/imh.2014.0016

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“…The mean age of females was 8.7 and males 9.0 (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The analysis of age and sex did not show statistically significant differences (Mann-Whitney U test 1.28, p = 0.2018).…”

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“…The mean age in the study population of 777 Afghan children treated in Ghazni Provincial Hospital was 8.7 years (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The mean age of females was 8.7 and males 9.0 (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

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“…Owing to limited diagnostic capabilities of the Afghan health care, reports on the prevalence of diseases in the general population are rarely laboratory-confirmed. An improvement in the health status of the Afghan population is additionally restrained by poor public awareness of the principles of hygiene and disease prevention [3].…”

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Deworming Campaign in Eastern Afghanistan – Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Adoption of Treatment Strategy

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Lass³

2015

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Deworming Campaign in Eastern Afghanistan – Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Adoption of Treatment Strategy

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Augustynowicz²,

Lass³

2015

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…The aim of this action was to prepare the scheme of deworming for the local population. Based on a microscopic screening study of this material, we showed a high prevalence of intestinal parasites in these populations (Korzeniewski et al 2014, 2015a,b, 2016, 2017). Examination of 777 children hospitalised in the Ghazni Province Hospital performed in 2012–2013 showed the presence of intestinal parasitic infection in 40.2% of them, with a predominance of A. lumbricoides and G. intestinalis (17.2 and 16.7%) (Korzeniewski et al 2014).…”

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First detection and genotyping of Giardia intestinalis in stool samples collected from children in Ghazni Province, eastern Afghanistan and evaluation of the PCR assay in formalin-fixed specimens

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Karanis²,

Korzeniewski

2017

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It is estimated that faecal-orally transmitted diseases are common in Afghanistan, as a consequence of poor hygienic standards of life and widespread contamination of water and food with both human and animal faeces. However, there is little information in the literature concerning infections caused by intestinal parasites in the Afghan population. In this study, we report the occurrence of Giardia intestinalis assemblages (A and B) in formalin-fixed stool samples collected from 245 Afghan schoolchildren living in Ghazni Province in eastern Afghanistan. Detection of the parasite’s DNA and genotyping was performed using real-time PCR, specific to the β-giardin gene of G. intestinalis. Positive results were recorded in 52 (21.2%) samples. Genotyping was successful in 39 faecal samples and showed the predominance of assemblage B of G. intestinalis in this population (15 assemblage A and 24 assemblage B). Co-infection with both genotypes A and B was detected in four samples. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of 10% buffered formalin fixative on the detection of G. intestinalis DNA using real-time PCR and nested PCR characterised by different lengths of PCR products (74 and 479 bp, respectively). The human faeces containing the Giardia cysts were tested for 16 weeks. Amplification of G. intestinalis DNA with real-time PCR was possible up to 6 weeks of preservation of stool sample in formalin, compared to only 2 weeks with nested PCR. This suggests that real-time PCR is a more suitable tool in cases where stool samples have to be kept in formalin for longer periods of time.

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“…Afghanistan provides an excellent example of a developing country characterised by high rates of invasive gastrointestinal tract diseases. The author's study, carried out among patients with internal complaints treated in the Ghazni Provincial Hospital, eastern Afghanistan in 2012, found that 49.4% of the examined children and 24.3% of adults were infected with intestinal parasites, predominantly with ascariasis, giardiasis and hymenolepiasis [16].…”

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Detection of Giardia intestinalis infections in Polish soldiers deployed to Afghanistan

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Afghan community on the example of patients treated in Ghazni Provincial Hospital

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Deworming Campaign in Eastern Afghanistan – Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Adoption of Treatment Strategy

Deworming Campaign in Eastern Afghanistan – Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Adoption of Treatment Strategy

First detection and genotyping of Giardia intestinalis in stool samples collected from children in Ghazni Province, eastern Afghanistan and evaluation of the PCR assay in formalin-fixed specimens

Detection of Giardia intestinalis infections in Polish soldiers deployed to Afghanistan

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