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We examined fecal specimens of Japanese residents in developing countries in order to know the prevalence of intestinal parasites in the group. One fecal specimen was collected from each 981 (in 1995) and 1275 (in 1996) Japanese living in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America. The specimens were fixed with 10% formalin in each area, and were examined in Japan by concentration method (formalin-ether sedimentation) to find protozoan cysts or helminth eggs. The infection rate of intestinal parasites was 3.0% in 1995 and 2.4% in 1996. The rate was high in Africa (1995: 5.7%, 1996: 4.7%) and Asia (1995: 3.8%, 1996: 3.0%). Regarding to the species of the parasites, Giardia lamblia (17 cases), Trichuris trichiura (14) and Ascaris lumbricoides (11) were detected frequently. Additionally, 7 cases of Heterophyes heterophyes infection were found in Asia and the Middle East. The infection rate was higher in adults than that in children, and a positive relationship between the infection rate and duration of stay was observed. Among the Japanese infected with intestinal parasites, abdominal symptoms such as diarrhea or abdominal pain were common (36.8%). It is also noteworthy that 28.1% of the Japanese infected had a history of gastric diseases such as gastric ulcer. Although the infection rate of intestinal parasites among Japanese residents in developing countries was low, compared to that of the natives in the countries, the rate is still higher than that in Japanese living in the home country. It is necessary to continue preventive measures such as health education in order to eradicate intestinal parasitic infections from this group.
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PMID:[Prevalence of intestinal parasites among Japanese residents in developing countries]. 991 14

A total of 60 patients with schistosomiasis (40), fascialiosis (15) and heterophyiasis (5) were selected Beni-Sweif and Mansoura Districts and subjected to history taking, clinical examination, Kato thick smear, sedimentation and hatching test (for schistosomiasis cases) at the beginning of the study, 2 & 3 months after treatment with Oleo-resin of Myrrh (Mirazid) in a dose of 10 mg/kg/day for 6 consecutive days an hour before breakfast. The results showed a significant improvement in symptoms with minimal negligible or no side effects. The cure rates, 2 & 3 months after treatment were 80.7%% & 11.8%% for schistosomiasis, 93.3% & 6.6% for fascioliasis, and 100% for heterophyiasis. The clinical picture of schistosomiasis before treatments were easy fatigability, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, epigastria pain, abdominal distention, right upper guardant pain, colicky abdominal pain, left upper and/or lower guardant pain, abdominal rumbling, dysentery, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, constipation, and alternating bowel habit. Those of fascioliasis were abdominal distention, dripping of saliva, right upper guardant, colicky abdominal pain, weight loss, easy fatigability, intermittent jaundice, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, epigastria, left upper and/or lower quadrant pain, right layer quadrant pain, loin pain, abdominal rumbling, diarrhea, constipation, and alternating bowel habit. The safety and efficacy of C. molmol extract in treating heterophyiasis (100%), fascioliasis (100%) and schistosomiasis (92.5%) were documented.
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PMID:Mirazid in treatment of three zoonotic trematodes in Beni-Sweif and Dakhalia Governorates. 2050 92

This work studied the role of parasitic infection among 85 chronic diarrheic patients in Delta region and cross-matched 20 normal controls. They were subjected to thorough history taking and clinical examination and stool examination by direct smear, formol-ether concentration, simple sedimentation, simple floatation and Kato-katz thick smear. Questionnaire sheet was obtained for each case included personal history, complaint, present as well as past history and family history. The results showed that 67.1% of patients suffered from parasites versus 20% in controls. They included giardiasis mixed with hymenolepiasis nana, ameobiasis, ascariaisis, S. mansoni, heterophyiasis, B. homninis, Taenia spp and enterobiasis respectively. Single infection represented 54.2 %, while mixed ones were 12.9% of total chronic diarrhea cases and non parasitic causes were responsible for 32.9%. Mixed infection was common in A. lumbricoides with E. histolytica (18.18%) and H. nana with G. lambia (27.28%). The diarrhea duration was longer in mixed infections (3 months), E. histolytica (2 months) and H. nana (1.5 months). Commonest symptom other than diarrhea was abdominal pain mainly in mixed parasitosis. Parasitic diarrhea was more common in males than females (1.28: 1). Chronic parasitic diarrhea was most prevalent among low social class (49 or 57.6%) followed by very low social class (20 or 23.5%), middle social class (10 or 11.7%) and finally high social class (6 or 7.1%) with significant increase in low social class as compared to high one, and most prevalent among positive cases in rural area than in urban area.
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PMID:Role of parasites among chronic diarrheic patients. 2126 37