[Coprologic survey in Bilharzia infected children of the Adzope region (Ivory Coast)].
During a stool examination survey on 174 bilharzia attained children living in a rural area of Ivory Coast, 93% were found to have intestinal parasites mainly Entamoeba coli, Necator americanus and Ascaris lumbricoides. The prevalence of the cysts of Entamoeba histolytica (4,7%) is lower than the one found in France (7%). Concerning the other intestinal parasites, their respective occurrence have been compared with those noted in other regions of Ivory Coast and of Africa.
D000293:Adolescent; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001200:Ascaris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009331:Necator / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000302:isolation & purification
Enquete coprologique chez des enfants bilharziens de la région d'Adzopé (Cote-D'Ivoire)