<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the present study is to perform a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over the period 2015 – 2017. The study involved all Bulgarians and foreign nationals residing in the country who had been tested for intestinal protozoa and helminths. A total of 23,785 infections have been revealed, of which 17,712 (74.47 %) were helminth and 6,073 (25.53 %) protozoan invasions. Enterobiasis was found to be the most prevalent among patients infected with intestinal helminths (81.75 %), while giardiasis (62.05 %) was the most common among those diagnosed with protozoan infections. In spite of improved living conditions and increasing public health awareness, parasitic diseases in general, and intestinal parasitic infections in particular, still represent a significant part of the overall morbidity in Bulgaria, thus posing a major issue for the public health care system.</p></abstract>

The aim of the present study is to perform a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over the period 2015 – 2017. The study involved all Bulgarians and foreign nationals residing in the country who had been tested for intestinal protozoa and helminths. A total of 23,785 infections have been revealed, of which 17,712 (74.47 %) were helminth and 6,073 (25.53 %) protozoan invasions. Enterobiasis was found to be the most prevalent among patients infected with intestinal helminths (81.75 %), while giardiasis (62.05 %) was the most common among those diagnosed with protozoan infections. In spite of improved living conditions and increasing public health awareness, parasitic diseases in general, and intestinal parasitic infections in particular, still represent a significant part of the overall morbidity in Bulgaria, thus posing a major issue for the public health care system.

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over a three year period (2015 – 2017)

Helminthologia

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The aim of the present study is to perform a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over...

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over a three year period (2015 – 2017)

Published Online: Jan 25, 2020

Page range: 12 - 18

Received: Jun 14, 2019

Accepted: Oct 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0002

Keywords
protozoa, helminths, prevalence, intestinal parasitic infections

© 2020 R. Harizanov, I. Rainova, N. Tsvetkova, I. Kaftandjiev, R. Borisova, A. Ivanova, M. Videnova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over a three year period (2015 – 2017)

Published Online: Jan 25, 2020

Page range: 12 - 18

Received: Jun 14, 2019

Accepted: Oct 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0002

Keywordsprotozoa, helminths, prevalence, intestinal parasitic infections

© 2020 R. Harizanov, I. Rainova, N. Tsvetkova, I. Kaftandjiev, R. Borisova, A. Ivanova, M. Videnova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
protozoa, helminths, prevalence, intestinal parasitic infections