在马达加斯加北部的学龄儿童中,肠道寄生虫感染
Wanesa Richert1, Daniel Kasprowicz2, Daria Kołodziej1
1Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM
|January 2, 2025
概括
肠道寄生虫感染在马达加斯加北部的学龄儿童中非常普遍,影响了研究中71%的受试者. 迫切需要采取预防措施,以打击这些感染在社区中的传播.
科学领域:
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 肠道寄生虫感染 (IPs) 与贫困和卫生状况不佳有关,在全球范围内影响儿童不成比例.
- 马达加斯加面临着严重的贫困,75%的居民生活在贫困线以下.
- 儿童群体特别容易受到寄生虫感染的影响.
研究的目的:
- 确定马达加斯加北部学校儿童中肠道寄生虫感染的流行率.
- 为了识别影响这个脆弱群体的特定寄生虫.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及马达加斯加Mampikony区5-15岁的241名学童的横截面研究.
- 收集单个便样本,固定在SAF溶液中,并运送进行分析.
- 用直接涂抹的光显微镜,分和Fülleborn方法用于诊断.
主要成果:
- 观察到肠道寄生虫的总流行率为71.0%.
- 在27.0%的儿童中发现了致病寄生虫,其中Giardia intestinalis是最常见的 (21.2%).
- 胚胎囊 spp. 的种类. 是最常被检测到的寄生虫 (48.6%).
结论:
- 肠道寄生虫感染的高患病率需要立即进行公共卫生干预.
- 长期预防战略对于降低马达加斯加北部的感染率至关重要.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来控制 Giardia intestinalis 和 Blastocystis spp. 这样的流行寄生虫.
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