Frequency of intestinal parasites among food-handlers in Khartoum, Sudan
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (5): 1098-1104
in English
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ABSTRACT
Food-handlers [n = 1500] attending the public health laboratory in Khartoum, Sudan, for annual check-ups were screened for intestinal parasites by 3 different techniques [direct faecal examination, formol-ether concentration and floatation] to evaluate the adequacy of annual screening. Results showed that 29.4% of food-handlers were harbouring intestinal protozoa in stool samples Entamoeba coli in 15.3%, Giardia lamblia in 9.7%, and Enta. histolytica in 4.3%. Moreover, 2.7% of food-handlers harboured intestinal helminths Hymenolepis nana [1.6%], Schistosoma mansoni [0.7%], Taenia saginata [0.3%] and Strongyloides stercoralis [0.1%]. We recommend more frequent screening of food-handlers and that the direct faecal smear technique is efficient for the detection of such parasites
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Giardia lamblia
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Feces
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Food Handling
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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