Résumé
We studied the profile of malaria and intestinal parasitosis among children presenting to the Paediatric Health Centre in Sana'a from January 1998 to December 2000. In stool samples from 9014 children, Ascaris lumbricoides, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Trichuris tichiura were the most common. Infection with parasites of direct life-cycle were similar in boys and girls. Schistosome infection was significantly higher in boys than girls, but girls were more infected with ascariasis. The only species of malaria parasite found in blood samples from 753 children with suspected malaria was Plasmodium falciparum, with the highest rates in April-June. The majority of positive cases were Yemeni children, but 10.8% were Sudanese or Ethiopian
Résumé
We studied the profile of malaria and intestinal parasitosis among children presenting to the Paediatric Health Centre in Sana'a from January 1998 to December 2000. In stool samples from 9014 children, Ascaris lumbricoides, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Trichuris trichiura were the most common. Infection with parasites of direct life-cycle were similar in boys and girls. Schistosome infection was significantly higher in boys than girls, but girls were more infected with ascariasis. The only species of malaria parasite found in blood samples from 753 children with suspected malaria was Plasmodium falciparum, with the highest rates in April-June. The majority of positive cases were Yemeni children, but 10.8% were Sudanese or Ethiopian
Sujets)
Adolescent , Enfant , Femelle , Humains , Nourrisson , Mâle , Répartition par âge , Enfant d'âge préscolaire , Centres de santé communautaires/statistiques et données numériques , Fèces/parasitologie , Parasitologie alimentaire , Paludisme/épidémiologie , Pédiatrie , Surveillance de la population , Caractéristiques de l'habitat/statistiques et données numériques , Répartition par sexe , Santé en zone urbaine/statistiques et données numériques , Eau/parasitologieRésumé
Antihydatid cyst antibodies room sera of infected Yemeni patients were detected using indirect hemagglutination assay [IHA]. Antihydatid cyst antibodies were detected in 34 out of 38 serum samples [89% sensitivity]. The specificity of the assay was 97.0% as cross reactivity only noticed with serum from one patient with Schistosoma mansoni out of 11 schistosoma positive patients examined. Results were discussed