Intestinal parasitosis in Nalout popularity, western Libya

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Apr;38(1):255-64.

Abstract

This paper studied gastrointestinal parasitosis in Nalout popularity. A hospital based study was done on a total of 800 stool samples from a private laboratory in Tigi city. The results showed an overall rate of 29.6%. Of these patients, 7.59% had double or triple parasitic infections. Children were more infected than adults. The parasites in a descending order were Entamoeba histolytica (21%), Enterobius vermicularis (7.5%), Giardia lamblia (2.5%), Balantidium coli (0.38%), and Hymenolepis nana (0.38%) A Sudanese immigrant employee had Strongyloides stercoralis larva in stool culture.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Feces / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Helminthiasis / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology*
  • Libya / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Parasite Egg Count
  • Prevalence
  • Protozoan Infections / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult