Epidemiological Survey on Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis among Village Residents of the Rural River Basin Area in White Nile State, Sudan
10.3347/kjp.2019.57.2.135
- Author:
Young Ha LEE
1
;
Jin Su LEE
;
Hoo Gn JEOUNG
;
In Sun KWON
;
Abd Al Wahab Saed MOHAMED
;
Sung Tae HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Infection Biology and Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Korea. yhalee@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Schistosoma haematobium;
Schistosoma mansoni;
prevalence;
intensity of infection;
intestinal helminth;
Sudan
- MeSH:
Child;
Eggs;
Female;
Helminthiasis;
Helminths;
Humans;
Hymenolepis nana;
Male;
Ovum;
Prevalence;
Rivers;
Schistosoma;
Schistosoma haematobium;
Schistosoma mansoni;
Schistosomiasis haematobia;
Schistosomiasis;
Sudan;
Water
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2019;57(2):135-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There have been some reports on schistosomiasis of school children in Sudan’s Nile River basin area; however, information about the infection status of Schistosoma species and intestinal helminths among village residents of this area is very limited. Urine and stool samples were collected from the 1,138 residents of the Al Hidaib and Khour Ajwal villages of White Nile State, Sudan in 2014. The prevalence of overall schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis was 36.3% and 7.7%, respectively. Egg positive rates were 35.6% for Schistosoma haematobium, 2.6% for S. mansoni, and 1.4% were mixed. The prevalence of schistosomiasis was significantly higher in men (45.6%) than in women (32.0%), in Khou Ajwal villagers (39.4%) than in Al Hidaib villagers (19.2%), and for age groups ≤15 years old (51.5%) than for age groups >15 years old (13.2%). The average number of eggs per 10 ml urine (EP10) of S. haematobium infections was 18.9, with 22.2 eggs in men vs 17.0 in women and 20.4 in Khou Ajwal villagers vs 8.1 in Al Hidaib villagers. In addition to S. mansoni eggs, 4 different species of intestinal helminths were found in the stool, including Hymenolepis nana (6.6%) and H. diminuta (1.0%). Collectively, urinary schistosomiasis is still prevalent among village residents in Sudan’s White Nile River basin and was especially high in men, children ≤15 years, and in the village without a clean water system. H. nana was the most frequently detected intestinal helminths in the 2 villages.
