Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Published:2023-08-29
Issue:9
Volume:12
Page:1105
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ISSN:2076-0817
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Container-title:Pathogens
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Pathogens
Author:
Casmo Verónica12, Chicumbe Sérgio1, Chambisse Rosa3, Nalá Rassul1
Affiliation:
1. Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) EN1, Bairro da Vila-Parcela n 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Maputo C.P. 264, Mozambique 2. Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Cell and Microbiology, Uppsala University, 76124 Uppsala, Sweden 3. National Directorate of Military Health, Maputo C.P. 3216, Mozambique
Abstract
Due to the high prevalence and diversity of clinical manifestations, intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) represent a public health problem. The objective of the work was to determine the prevalence of IPIs among army recruits at a practice and training center in southern Mozambique. Sociodemographic information was obtained through semi-structured interviews. Single urine and stool samples were collected from 362 recruits. Parasite diagnosis was made by filtration, formaldehyde-ether and Kato-Katz techniques. Positive individuals underwent abdominal ultrasound. Then, descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were performed, and p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. The prevalence of infection with at least one parasite was 25.1% (95% CI: 20.5–29.6; n = 91). The most common parasites were Entamoeba coli (10.7%; 95% CI: 7.4–13.7; n = 37) and Trichuris trichiura (6.1%; 95% CI: 4.6–9.9; n = 25). Parasitic infection was associated with the origin of the participant (p-value < 0.001), and the province of Sofala had the highest prevalence among the provinces studied (70.6%; 95% CI: 47.0–87.8; 12/17). Since oral fecal transmission occurs for several parasites, routine screening and deworming prior to enrollment at the army training center is recommended to reduce transmission of intestinal parasites among recruits.
Funder
SIDA SAREC project-2 zoonosis, through the veterinary faculty of Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),General Immunology and Microbiology,Molecular Biology,Immunology and Allergy
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