Prevalence of human fascioliasis in 28 villages in Menofia governorate Egypt

ABSTRACT

This community based study was done on randomly selected households from 28 villages in a trial to estimate the prevalence of fascioliasis in Monoufia Governorate. Random single stool samples were obtained from 10036 individuals and were examined for fasciola ova and other parasites. The prevalence of fasciola infection was 1.6%. The highest prevalence [10.6%] was found in Ezbat El-Deyaba. Five villages were negative for fascioliasis. The peak age of infected individuals was in the group from 11 to 20 years. Their main symptoms were abdominal colic [12.5%], dyspepsia [11.1%], and diarrhea [6.9%]. Pallor, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and jaundice were found in 29.2%, 4.9%, 2.8%, and 3.5%, respectively. However, most of the infected individuals were asymptomatic [69.5%]. No correlation was found between the prevalence of fascioliasis and schistosomiasis in the examined villages