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Intestinal parasitism: a childhood problem in rural Bengal
D R Saha1, D N Gupta, P G Sengupta
1National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Scheme-XM Beliaghata, Calcutta.
The Journal of Communicable Diseases
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
A study was undertaken to assess the parasitic infection rate in a rural community of West Bengal amongst children below four years of age suffering from gastrointestinal complaints. A total of 221 faecal samples were examined during November 1992 to April 1994. G. lamblia (17.2%) and E. histolytica (8.1%) were the predominant protozoas, whereas E. vermicularis (12.2%) and A. lumbricoides (8.1%) were found to be common amongst helminthic infection. A significantly lower infection rate was observed in children below one year (24.4 per cent) as compared to older age groups (66.4 per cent).