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A total of 276 patients with taeniasis alone and taeniasis associated with enterobiasis or lambliasis were involved in the study. The most prevalent features in patients of all the three groups were combinations of the painful, dyspeptic and astheno-vegetative syndromes, the least so--an isolated astheno-vegetative syndrome. Combinations of these syndromes more frequently occur in taeniasis concomitant with enterobiasis (61% vs. 51% in taeniasis alone). Associations of taeniasis with enterobiasis or lambliasis are more frequently diagnosed in children. Combinations of the three syndromes were revealed in the patients with taeniasis coursing against the background of chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer, cholepathies: in 79% vs. 33.3% in an uncomplicated course. Fenasal therapy for 3 days in a daily dose of 3 g proved fairly effective: 85.7 +/- 6.3% of adults and 82.6 +/- 6.4% of children recovered.
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PMID:[The characteristics of the clinical course of taeniarhynchiasis and its combination with enterobiasis and lambliasis and fenasal treatment]. 129 55

Ecto and endoparasites are still one of the public health problems in Egypt. This is particularly true among school students who are exposed to the parasitic infections or infestations by autoinfection or by contagious. In this paper, two primary schools were selected in Qualyob City, Qualyobia Governorate (in the Nile Delta). Examination of 486 school children (6-12 years old) revealed pediculosis (16.04), schistosomiasis (8.8%), amoebiasis (7.81%), giardiasis (9.05%), taeniasis saginata (0.41%), ascariasis (9.05%), enterobiasis (0.9%) and hymenolepiasis nana (9.87%). It was found that ectoparasites (lice) represented 17.8% of the total parasites detected in the children. Endoparasites transmitted by autoinfection represented 43.02%, those transmitted by skin penetration represented 9.84%, those transmitted by meat consumption represented 0.45% and by other modes of infection represented 28.8%. It was concluded that school children are the group of individuals at risk. They spend long time outside their homes in a crowd area. Besides, they convey the parasites, particularly those transmitted by contagious and autoinfection to their family members.
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PMID:Ecto and endoparasites in two primary schools in Qualyob City, Egypt. 190 97

Socio-economic factors relating to prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections were studied in 189 Thai adults residing in and around Bangkok. Questionaires were used to interview each individual about occupation, income, family occupation, family income and educational level. All participants were subjected to three microscopic stool examinations and to stool cultures for Stronglyoides stercoralis. Of 189, 34 were students (20%), 60 were unemployed (35%), and the remainder were employed in private or public sectors. The overall average personal incomes were low (less than US$ 1,000/year), while 56 per cent of them came from middle class families (US$ 2,000-4,000/year). Regarding the educational level, only 151 persons answered this question. Fourteen (9.3%) did not complete primary school; 20 (13.2%) completed primary school; 97 (64.2%) completed secondary or vocational school and 20 (13.2%) were university graduates. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was 25 per cent (47/189) and 23.4 per cent (11/47) of infected individuals had multiple infections. The distribution among them was as follows: strongyloidiasis 30.5 per cent, hookworm 25.5 per cent, giardiasis 23.4 per cent, opistorchiasis 17 per cent, amoebiasis 12.8 per cent, trichuriasis 4.3 per cent, taeniasis 2 per cent and ascariasis 2 per cent. There were no statistical differences in incomes, occupations, family incomes and educational levels between infected and uninfected individuals.
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PMID:Socio-economic status and prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Thai adults residing in and around Bangkok metropolis. 226 57

The mast cell response in the mucosa and connective tissue of 36 jejunal biopsies of patients with clinically diagnosed trichinellosis, teniasis and lambliasis has been studied. Biopsy material was fixed in standard formalin or Carnoy's fixative, enabling differentiation between mucosal mast cells (MMC) and connective tissue mast cells (CTMC). With both fixatives CTMC could equally well be recognized. With Carnoy's fixative an additional population of mast cells (MMC) could be visualized both in the mucosa and the connective tissue. In the mucosa small mucosal mast cells were observed as well. Compared to the numbers of mast cells in the mucosa and the connective tissue of teniasis and lambliasis patients, the number of mast cells in trichinellosis patients only visualized using Carnoy's fixative was markedly higher. It was concluded that also in man trichinellosis is accompanied by an increase of cells with MMC characteristics. Further studies are needed to clarify the morphological and histochemical features of these cells and their possible role in this parasitic infection.
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PMID:Increase of mucosal mast cells in the jejunum of patients infected with Trichinella spiralis. 686 61

Infection with intestinal parasites is a common problem among poor, urban populations in African countries and the Middle East. The authors assessed the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites among children younger than five years old in an urban community in Khartoum and the factors involved. The community-based prospective study was conducted from March 1990 to February 1991. Soldiers and their families comprise a total of 25,400 individuals residing in ten camps in different areas of Khartoum. Each family has a two-room brick house with kitchen, piped water, and a pit latrine. Most families, however, have no refrigerator, so food is prepared daily and kept in covered containers. Drinking water is kept in large clay pots. 298 stool specimens were examined from 300 randomly selected children under five years old from three police force residential camps in Khartoum representing a total population of 4962 individuals. 116 of the samples were positive for a single parasite, while samples from 15 children showed ova and cysts for two types of parasites, giving a prevalence rate of 44%. The most common infections were giardiasis (21.1%), taeniasis (10.4%), and enterobiasis (7.4%). Nonpathogenic E. coli, E. histolytica, and Taenia saginata were detected in 2.7%, 0.7%, and 1.7% of stool specimens, respectively. Children aged 3 years and older were the most affected group, with the infection rate highest among the illiterate, overcrowded, and large-sized families. Malnourished children comprised 9.4% of the study group, but no significant association was found between undernutrition and the overall prevalence of intestinal infestations, although Giardia lamblia significantly affected the undernourished group.
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PMID:Prevalence and risk factors of parasitic infections among under-five Sudanese children: a community based study. 779 47

A review is given on Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiosis, Toxoplasmosis, Toxocarosis, Trichinellosis and Taeniosis.
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PMID:[Parasitic zoonoses]. 1048 42

Parasitic infections of the gut have major implications for child health, but many questions remain unanswered. Protozoal parasites, especially cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis, cause diarrhoea and contribute to impaired growth, neurocognitive development and mortality. Entamoeba histolytica causes dysentery and may have more subtle effects on child growth. Helminth infections are mostly asymptomatic, and untargeted mass deworming has not been shown to be beneficial. However, children with heavy infections certainly benefit from antihelminthic treatment. Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis is a neglected problem on a massive scale, which causes portal hypertension and lifelong morbidity in individuals who get infected in childhood. Neurocysticercosis causes epilepsy and is a significant consequence of taeniasis solium, another neglected disease which is entirely preventable. Parasitic infections of the gut contribute to child health problems on a large scale. Fresh approaches are needed to prevention and treatment.
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PMID:Parasitic infections of the gut in children. 3013 36

Parasitic infections are a public health problem that affects all population levels in developing countries including Palestine. The current study describes the epidemiology of parasitic infections in Palestine from 2008 to 2017. Twelve prominent parasitic infections were reported: leishmaniasis (both cutaneous and visceral), malaria, hydatid disease caused by hydatid cysts, toxoplasmosis, ascariasis, oxyuriasis, strongyloidiasis, taeniasis caused by Taenia saginata, amebiasis, giardiasis, and scabies. A total of 137,106 cases were reported; among them, 92,494 (67%) in the Gaza Strip and 44,612 (33%) in the West Bank. This study provides baseline information for better understanding the status of parasitic infections in Palestine and compares their epidemiology between the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Appropriate control measures and health education directed to the public about preventive measures should be considered to raise awareness about parasitic infections to lower their incidences and burden in Palestine.
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PMID:Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine. 3176 96