دورية أكاديمية
Strategies to Decrease the Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Central India.
| العنوان: | Strategies to Decrease the Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Central India. |
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| المؤلفون: | Sharma A; Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Purwar S; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Gupta S; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Gupta A; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Gautam D; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. |
| المصدر: | Journal of laboratory physicians [J Lab Physicians] 2022 Oct 20; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 202-206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 20 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Scientific Scholar Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 101551511 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0974-2727 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09742727 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Lab Physicians Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2024- : Pittsford, NY : Scientific Scholar Original Publication: Mumbai : Medknow Publications |
| مستخلص: | Background Intestinal parasites are a major public health problem in tropical countries. Over 1.5 billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), of which 225 million are in India. Parasitic infections are associated with poor sanitation, lack of safe potable water, and improper hygiene. Materials and Methods The study was undertaken to ascertain the impact of control strategies, namely open-defecation free drive and mass drug administration of single dose albendazole. Stool samples received at AIIMS Bhopal Microbiology laboratory, across all age groups, were studied for protozoan trophozoites/cysts and helminthic ova. Results Out of 4,620 stool samples, 389 (8.41%) were positive either for protozoal or helminthic infections. Protozoan infections were more common than helminthic infections with Giardia duodenalis infection being the most common, 201 (51.67%), followed by Entamoeba histolytica , 174 (44.73%). The helminthic infections constituted 14 (3.5%) of the positive stool samples with Hookworm ova in 6 (1.5%) cases. Conclusion This study proves that strategies, namely "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" and "National Deworming Day" started in 2014 and 2015 led to significant reduction of intestinal parasite infections in Central India, with a higher reduction of STH compared with protozoan parasite infection being ascribed to the activity spectrum of albendazole. Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest None declared. (The Indian Association of Laboratory Physicians. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ).) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: National Deworming Day; Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; central India; neglected tropical disease; soil-transmitted helminths |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230616 Latest Revision: 20230619 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10264114 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0042-1757417 |
| PMID: | 37323609 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0974-2727 |
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| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0042-1757417 |