The prevalence of human intestinal protozoal and helminthic infection in Karachi. | International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 2019

Author(s)

Salva Arshad Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Nasira Khatoon Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Jawed Abubakar Warind Medical Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimabad Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

Aly Khan C.D.R.I, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Samina Waheed Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Wali Khan Department of Zoology, University of Malakand, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

The current study was aimed to find the frequency of human intestinal parasites in Karachi hospitals and medical centres and to know as to which age group was most prone to infection. The patients having gastrointestinal symptoms which included diarrhea and dysentery visiting five different hospitals were sampled for protozoan and helminth parasites. Slides were microscopically examined for identification of trophozoite, cyst, egg, larva and worms. Data analysis were made using version SPSS 21. Out of 2212 samples 274 (12.4%) were positive. The most prevalent protozoan was Entamoeba histolytica (66.1%) followed by Giardia lamblia (22.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (5.5%), Blastocystis hominis (1.8%), Hymenolepis nana (1.8%), Entamoeba coli (1.1%), Iodamoeba butschlii (0.7%), Ancylostoma duodenale (0.4%) and Taenia saginata (0.4%). Children and teenagers (twenty or < 20 years) were the most infected.

Publication Details

Page(s) 319-323

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Published Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Year: 2019

Keywords

Pakistan human intestine helminth protozoans Karachi

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