Incidence of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection in Hazara Tribe A Central Asian Race Settled in Quetta, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

445 Faecal samples were examined for the gastrointestinal parasites. Both protozoan and helminthic infections were recorded. Overall incidence was 48.76%. The Parasites recovered were; Entamoeba colt 27.41%, E. histolytica 8.3%, Giardia lamblia 13.48%, lodamoeba butschlii 0.22%, Chilomastix mesnellii 0.22%, Hymenolepis nano 12.13%, Taenia saginata 0.22%, Ascaris lumbricoides 3.60%, Enterobious vermicularis 1.35% and Trichiuris trichiura 0.22%. Epidemiological factors were also considered