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Comparative study of the intestinal parasitism profiles between communities across the 5 municipalities of the Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia
Luz A. Sarmiento-Rubiano, Margarita Filott, Lucila Gómez, Marianella Suarez-Marenco, María C. Sarmiento, Jimmy E. Becerra
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(5):333-341.   Published online October 20, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0181
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Objectives
The aim of this study was to compare the rate of parasitism and intestinal parasitism profiles of children who live in relatively proximal communities across the 5 municipalities of the Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia.
Methods
In total, 986 fecal samples from children aged 1 to 10 were analyzed using a direct method (physiological saline and lugol) and the zinc sulfate flotation technique. A comparative analysis of the parasitism profiles between sampling locations (7 schools and 3 health centers providing growth and development services) was conducted using principal component analysis (PCA). The presence of Taenia solium antibodies was evaluated by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method in 269 serum samples from the same group of children.
Results
The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitism was 57.6% (range, 42.1%–77.6%) across the sampling areas. The prevalence of helminthiasis was between 4.1% and 23.7%, and that of intestinal protozoa was between 38.2% and 73.5%. PCA showed that the parasite profiles of each sampling location shared no common characteristics. A total of 3.0% of the serum samples were positive for T. solium antibodies.
Conclusion
The intestinal parasitism profiles between relatively proximal sampling locations with similar geographic conditions were vastly different, indicating the need to study each small ecological niche on a localized scale to develop more cost-effective interventions for controlling intestinal parasitism.

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  • The burden of intestinal parasitic infections in Antioquia, Colombia: Impact in childhood growth development and nutritional status
    Carolina Hernández-Castro, Sonia del Pilar Agudelo-López, Angélica Patricia Medina-Lozano, Diego López-García, Luis Alfonso García-Tuberquia, Jorge Humberto Botero-Garcés, María Cenelia Orozco-Peláez, Manuela Bolaños-Muñoz, Daniel Antonio Bejarano-Villafa
    Acta Tropica.2024; 251: 107119.     CrossRef
  • Prevalencia y diversidad de parásitos intestinales zoonóticos en perros domésticos en un área urbano en el Caribe colombiano
    Luz Adriana Sarmiento-Rubiano, Yina Garcia Toscano, Julieannie Paola Ruiz, Lucena Delgado Soraca, Alfonso Bettin Martínez, Jimmy Becerra Enríquez
    Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias.2024; 15(4): 848.     CrossRef
  • An update on the distribution of Blastocystis subtypes in the Americas
    Paula Jiménez, Marina Muñoz, Juan David Ramírez
    Heliyon.2022; 8(12): e12592.     CrossRef
  • Frecuencia de parasitosis intestinal en escuelas primarias en Veracruz, México
    Vanessa Oceguera-Segovia, Gabriel Obed Martínez-Rodríguez, Janet Michelle Villafuerte-Ordaz, Xóchitl Magnolia Alanís-Reyes, Angel Alberto Puig-Lagunes
    Revista Mexicana de Pediatría.2022; 89(4): 146.     CrossRef
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasite Infection among Schoolchildren in the Peripheral Highland Regions of Huanuco, Peru
Byungjin Choi, Bongyoung Kim
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2017;8(5):302-307.   Published online October 31, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.5.03
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Objectives

Schoolchildren in developing countries are at greater risk of intestinal parasitic infections. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and assess the risk factors of intestinal parasite infection among schoolchildren in rural areas of Peru.

Methods

A volunteer team from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) conducted a campaign for parasite eradication called “Chao parasitos” at five schools in the peripheral highland regions of Huanuco in October 2013. The study collected questionnaires and stool samples from children of participating schools. Entamoeba coli, Iodamoeba buschii, and Chilomastix mesnil were classified as nonpathogenic parasites.

Results

The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infection in the students was 100% (185/185). Among them, 25.9% (48/185) were infected only with nonpathogenic parasites whereas 74.1% (137/185) were infected with at least one pathogenic parasite. Ascaris lumbricoides was the most commonly detected (37.3%, 69/185), followed by Giardia lamblia (15.1%, 28/185) and I. buschii (11.9%, 22/185). Among lifestyle practices associated with parasitic infection, the rate of washing hands before meals was significantly lower in the students with pathogenic parasites compared to those with nonpathogenic parasites (77.4%, 106/137 vs. 93.8%, 45/48, p = 0.025).

Conclusion

The prevalence of intestinal parasite was 100%. Both personal hygiene and water supply facilities are required to eradicate parasite infection in rural areas of Peru.

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    T. Alharazi
    Helminthologia.2022; 59(3): 233.     CrossRef
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    Baye Sitotaw, Wakgari Shiferaw
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    Kasandra Ascuña-Durand, Renzo S. Salazar-Sánchez, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Jorge Ballón-Echegaray
    Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease.2020; 5(4): 178.     CrossRef
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    Andressa Barros Ibiapina, Janaína Soares Leal, Pedro Ricardo Alves de Santana, Marcelo Ribeiro Mesquita, Tito Lívio da Cunha Lopes, Débora Cavalcante Braz
    Scientia Medica.2020; 30(1): e34764.     CrossRef
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    Baye Sitotaw, Haileyesus Mekuriaw, Destaw Damtie
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    Michał Antoszczak, Dietmar Steverding, Adam Huczyński
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.2019; 166: 32.     CrossRef
  • Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors in children of three rural schools in Colombia. A cross-sectional study
    Paula C. Hernández, Liliana Morales, Jacqueline Chaparro-Olaya, Diana Sarmiento, Juan Felipe Jaramillo, Gustavo A. Ordoñez, Fabian Cortés, Lizeth K. Sánchez, Michael E. Grigg
    PLOS ONE.2019; 14(7): e0218681.     CrossRef
Prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis Infections Along the Five Major Rivers in Republic of Korea, 2007
Hyun-Kyung Kim, Hyeng-Il Cheun, Byung-Suk Cheun, Ki-Yeon Lee, Tong-Soo Kim, Sang-Eun Lee, Won-ja Lee, Shin-Hyeong Cho
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2010;1(1):43-49.   Published online December 31, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2010.12.010
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Objectives
The prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection was investigated among residents of the five major river basins, that is, Hangang, Nakdonggang, Seomjingang, Yeongsangang, and Geumgang River basins in Korea.
Methods
From January to December 2007, a total of 31,268 stool samples were collected from 29 localities and examined by the formalin-ether sedimentation technique.
Results
Intestinal parasite eggs and/or protozoan cysts were detected from 2957 (9.5%) inhabitants. Number of residents harbouring helminth eggs in the faeces was 2542 (8.1%) for C. sinensis, 255 (0.8%) for Heterophyes spp., 36 (0.1%) for Echinostoma spp., 30 (0.1%) for Trichuris trichiura, 8 (0.03%) for Ascaris lumbricoides, 7 (0.02%) for Gymnophalloide seoi, and 50 (0.02%) for Trichostrongylus orientalis. Number of residents harbouring protozoan cysts in the faeces was 133 (1.3%) for Entamoeba spp. and 50 (0.2%) for Giardia lamblia. The positive rates of C. sinensis in Nakdonggang, Seomjingang, Yeongsangang, Geumgang, and Hangang River basins were 12.2%, 9.5%, 3.3%, 3.0%, and 1.0%, respectively. The egg positive rate of C. sinensis was higher in male (10.6%) than in female (6.1%), and the age group of 50s had the highest positive rate (10.4%).
Conclusion
The result of this study revealed little decrease in positive rate of C. sinensis compared with the result of southern endemic areas of Korea in 2006.

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