<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Examinations of the set of 2,760 samples of human stools revealed the current epidemiological situation in the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitoses in Slovakia. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection was P = 6.81 % out of which the protozoan infections was P = 2.64 % and helminthiases P = 4.17 %, in the representation of endoparasitic species <italic>Entamoeba coli, Giardia intestinalis, Blastocystis hominis, Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura</italic> and <italic>Enterobius vermicularis</italic>.The species with the highest proportion from the protozoa was <italic>Entamoeba coli</italic> (P = 0.79 %) and from the helminths <italic>Ascaris lumbricoides</italic> (P = 3.73 %). The highest prevalence of protozoan infections (P = 3.27 %) was found in the age group 8 – 18 yearly and helminthic infections (P = 5.84 %) in the lowest age group of children at the age of 1 month to 7 years. Almost regularly, there was most frequently infection with <italic>Endolimax nana, Giardia intestinalis</italic> and <italic>Ascaris lumbricoides</italic>. By comparison of all age categories, a high statistical significance of differences in the prevalence of helminthiases was found, which most frequently infected children aged from 1 month to 7 years (X2, p≤ 0.0001). The statistical significance of differences in the incidence of protozoan infections (X2, p≤ 0.01) and helminthiases (X2, p≤ 0.0001) was recorded between the compared regions of Slovakia (Western, Central and Eastern Slovakia) with the highest prevalence in the eastern region of Slovakia.</abstract>

Examinations of the set of 2,760 samples of human stools revealed the current epidemiological situation in the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitoses in Slovakia. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infection was P = 6.81 % out of which the protozoan infections was P = 2.64 % and helminthiases P = 4.17 %, in the representation of endoparasitic species Entamoeba coli, Giardia intestinalis, Blastocystis hominis, Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Enterobius vermicularis.The species with the highest proportion from the protozoa was Entamoeba coli (P = 0.79 %) and from the helminths Ascaris lumbricoides (P = 3.73 %). The highest prevalence of protozoan infections (P = 3.27 %) was found in the age group 8 – 18 yearly and helminthic infections (P = 5.84 %) in the lowest age group of children at the age of 1 month to 7 years. Almost regularly, there was most frequently infection with Endolimax nana, Giardia intestinalis and Ascaris lumbricoides. By comparison of all age categories, a high statistical significance of differences in the prevalence of helminthiases was found, which most frequently infected children aged from 1 month to 7 years (X2, p≤ 0.0001). The statistical significance of differences in the incidence of protozoan infections (X2, p≤ 0.01) and helminthiases (X2, p≤ 0.0001) was recorded between the compared regions of Slovakia (Western, Central and Eastern Slovakia) with the highest prevalence in the eastern region of Slovakia.

Epidemiology and geographical distribution of gastrointestinal parasitic infection in humans in Slovakia

St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Sciences, Palackého 1, P.O. Box 104, 810 00 Bratislava SR

Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafarik University in Košice, Trieda SNP 1, 040 11 Košice, SR

National Cancer Institute, Klenova 3019/1, 833 10 Bratislava, SR

Helminthologia

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Examinations of the set of 2,760 samples of human stools revealed the current epidemiological situation in the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitoses in...

Parasites	n/2760	P (%)
Protozoa	73	2.64
Helminths	115	4.17
Positive finding	188	6.81
Negative finding	2572	0

Parasites	n/2760	P (%)
Entamoeba coli	22	0.79
Giardia intestinalis	20	0.72
Blastocystis hominis	18	0.65
Endolimax nana	16	0.58
Ascaris lumbricoides	103	3.73
Trichuris trichiura	22	0.79
Enterobius vermicularis	6	0.22

Co-infections	n/2760	P (%)
Entamoeba coli, Ascaris lumbricoides	6	0.22
Entamoeba coli, Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides	1	0.04
Endolimax nana, Giardia intestinalis	1	0.04
Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides	5	0.18
Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura	2	0.07
Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba coli	1	0.04
Giardia intestinalis, Ascaris lumbricoides	5	0.18
Giardia intestilalis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura	2	0.07
Blastocystis hominis, Endomimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides	1	0.04
Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides	6	0.22
Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura	1	0.04

Sex	Protozoa			Helminths
Sex	n/2760	P (%)	X²	n/2760	P (%)	X²
Male (N=1173)	27	2.30		58	4.94
Female (N=1587)	46	2.90	p=0.33408	57	3.59	p=0.07872
Age
1 m–7 years (N=1267)	31	2.45		74	5.84
8–18 years (N=733)	24	3.27	p=0.46157	34	4.64	p≤0.0001*** p ≤ 0.001
19–88 years (N=760)	18	2.37		7	0.92
Region
Western Slovakia (N=529)	5	0.95		3	0.57
Central Slovakia (N=70)	1	1.43	p=0.01760** p ≤ 0.01	0	-	p≤0.0001*** p ≤ 0.001
Eastern Slovakia (N=2161)	67	3.10		112	5.18

Epidemiology and geographical distribution of gastrointestinal parasitic infection in humans in Slovakia

Article Category: Research Article

Pubblicato online: 21 nov 2016

Pagine: 309 - 317

Ricevuto: 29 giu 2016

Accettato: 22 set 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0035

Parole chiave
current epidemiological situation, prevalence, gastrointestinal parasitoses, helminths, protozoa

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Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses In the populations from selected regions of Slovakia

Species representation of endoparasites in positive samples of stool

Occurrence of co-infections of endoparasitic species

Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses according to sex, age categories and region

Epidemiology and geographical distribution of gastrointestinal parasitic infection in humans in Slovakia

Article Category: Research Article

Pubblicato online: 21 nov 2016

Pagine: 309 - 317

Ricevuto: 29 giu 2016

Accettato: 22 set 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2016-0035

Parole chiavecurrent epidemiological situation, prevalence, gastrointestinal parasitoses, helminths, protozoa

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fig.1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses In the populations from selected regions of Slovakia

Species representation of endoparasites in positive samples of stool

Occurrence of co-infections of endoparasitic species

Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses according to sex, age categories and region

Parole chiave
current epidemiological situation, prevalence, gastrointestinal parasitoses, helminths, protozoa