Is there any change in the prevalence of intestinal and urinary parasitosis among "non-permanent resident" students in Tunisia ?
BACKGROUND
Intestinal parasitosis are cosmopolitan affections, often related to the fecal peril. However urinary bilharziosis is a disease eliminated in Tunisia. As part of monitoring the emergence and re-emergence of intestinal parasitosis and urinary bilharziasis, foreign students benefit from parasitological systematic monitoring stool and urine during their enrollment to the University.


OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of various intestinal parasitosis and urinary bilharziasis among non permanent resident students in Tunisia.


METHODS
A retrospective survey was carried at the Laboratory of Parasitology- Mycology of Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis during the inscription period of 6 university years 2005-2010. 328 students profited from a parasitological examination of stool and urine.


RESULTS
144 students (43.9%) harbored intestinal parasites. More than one parasite was detected in 69 students (47.9%). Intestinal protozoa were the majority of identified parasites (96.9%). 9.7% of identified parasites were pathogenic. Three cases (0.91%) of urinary bilharziasis were diagnosed.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of intestinal and urinary parasitism among the "non-permanent residents" students in Tunisia has not changed. This justifies a systematic parasitologic monitoring for students coming from areas of high endemicity of parasitosis in order to avoid the introduction of these.
Faculte de Medecine de Tunis, Universite Tunis El Manar, Tunisie.
Sonia
S
Trabelsi
Myiram
M
Bouchakoua
Amira
A
Aouinet
Amira
A
Sellami
Samira
S
Khaled
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013334:Students; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000469:parasitology*; D055815:Young Adult