Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Patients Referred for Coproparasitological Examination at the Ouakam Military Hospital between 2015 - 2016 in Senegal
Moussa CAMARA *
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Fatou NDIR
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Bachir Mansour DIALLO
Department of Internal Medicine, Abdou Aziz Sy Hospital, Tivaouane, Senegal.
Omar NIANG
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Mame Cheikh SECK
Department of Applied Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, Dakar, Senegal.
Malick FALL
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis in patients referred for coproparasitological stool analysis at the Ouakam Military Hospital.
Methods: Direct examination of fresh samples and the modified Ritchie concentration method were performed on 519 samples received between January 2015 through December 2016.
Findings: Total of 519 sample, 36 were positive, representing a prevalence rate of 6.94%. Male patients were the most infested of 7.17% compared with 6.74% for female patients. Adults aged 45 to 60 and children under 15 were the most infested, with prevalences of 10.29% and 7.65% respectively. The helminths encountered were Ascaris lumbricoides (86%), Taenia saginata/solium (8%), Dicrocoelium dentriticum (3%) and Hymenolepis nana (3%).
Conclusion: Low prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis was dominated by Ascaris lumbricoides.
Keywords: Helminthiasis, intestinal, prevalence, coproparasitological