title: [Intestinal parasitic infections in children in Niamey (Niger)].
abstract: Stools of 1,368 randomly selected children living in Niamey (Niger) were examined using two different parasitologic methods. One or more pathogenic parasites were recovered in 678 children (49.6%). Parasitic infections developed early and increased significantly after the age of two, which is the usual age for weaning. The most common parasitic infections were giardiasis (31.7%) and amebiasis (12.8%). The only commonly recovered helminth was Hymenolepis nana (10.8%). This predominance of intestinal protozoa is typical of Sahel pathology.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Develoux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alarou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boureima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Les parasitoses intestinales de l'enfant à Niamey (Niger).