Epidemiological investigation of intestinal parasites in children of Sale city (Morocco) | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||
| Article 27, Volume 26, Issue 6, November and December 2022, Pages 433-438 PDF (362.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2022.273362 | ||
| Author | ||
| Said Ait Messaad et al. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children of Sale city (Morocco) and identify the most frequent species. A parasitological examination was performed on 125 stool samples collected from June 2012 to May 2013. They are issued by children hospitalized Moulay Abdellah Hospital Sale (Morocco). Each sample was subjected to a direct microscopic examination in physiological saline and iodine, an enrichment method Balenger and MIF. Roughly one out of three contains one or more intestinal parasites. Giardia intestinalis (20.90%) and Blastocystis hominis (35.82%) are the most frequent, followed by Entamoeba coli (16.42%), Endolimax nana (8.96%) and Entamoeba histolytica (1.49%). Enterobius vermicualris (5.97), Ascaris lumbricoides (4.48%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.49%) and Taenia saginata (2.99%). Intestinal parasitism is significantly related to age, not sex. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Parasitological examination; intestinal parasites; children; Moulay Abdellah Hospital; Sale (Morocco) | ||
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