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  • Title: Intestinal parasitic infections in pre-school children in the Niger Delta.
    Author: Arene FO, Akabogu OA.
    Journal: J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol; 1986; 30(1):99-102. PubMed ID: 3701056.
    Abstract:
    Stool specimens from 1,062 pre-school children in the Niger Delta were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites. Of that number, 77.6% harboured one or more than one species of intestinal parasites. Ascaris lumbricoides (51.9%) and Trichuris trichiura (41.7%) were the most prevalent species recorded. Other parasites harboured by these children included Hymenolepis sp. (18.3%), Giardia lamblia (9.2%), Entamoeba histolytica (4.6%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.4%). Hookworm, Taenia sp., Isospora sp. and Trichostrongylus sp. occurred in less than 1% of the children examined. These high rates of infection are associated with poor sanitary conditions prevalent in the area. Improvement of environmental sanitation is advised to reduce human sufferings caused by parasites in that area particularly among children.
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