Evaluation of the health status of fishermen of lake Maryout: 1 parasitic infections

ABSTRACT

This work was carried out at lake Maryout to study the prevalence of parasitic infections among fishermen. 395 cases were selected randomly, stool and urine samples collected and examined for different parasites. 100 sera from fishermen in different age groups were collected and examined for Toxoplasma gondii infection by IHT. The obtained results indicated that A. lumbricoides and S. mansoni were the most prevalent intestinal parasites among fishermen. As regards Toxoplasma gondii infection a high level of seropositivity was found in examined samples. Cats could play an important role in transmission