[Epidemiologic study of intestinal helminthiasis in the valley of the Guerléo River (North Cameroon)].
Prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis: 999 stool specimens are examined in 9 villages located in the valley of the Guerleo River. In this sample eggs of N. americanus are seen in 20.4% of the specimens, eggs of S. mansoni in 2.6%, T. trichiura in 2.0%, T. saginata in 1.4%, A. lumbricoides in 1.1% and H. nana in 0.6%. The prevalence of bilharziasis measured by means of the hemagglutination test using a S. mansoni antigen is 28.5% in the villages. It should be noticed that urinary bilharziasis too is frequently seen in the area. In the village of Madalam , where intestinal bilharziasis as the highest prevalence, B. pfeifferi are numerous in the Guerleo River close to the village.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology
Etude épidémiologique des helminthiases intestinales dans la vallée du Mayo Guerléo (Nord Cameroun).