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The Evolution of the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis between 01/01/ 2015 and 31/03/ 2020 in the city of Ouezzane in Morocco
This retrospective study was conducted to establish the prevalence and epidemiological assessment of intestinal parasitosis in Al Hayat private laboratory for Medical Analysis of Ouezzane between 01/01/2015 and 31/03/2020. The careful analysis of 1607 EPS found that 345 were positive, an IPS of 21.47%. The thirteen intestinal parasites encountered, of which 53.33% produce protozooses and 46.67% produce helminthiases, ranked in descending order of frequency are: Entamoeba histolytica (26,96%), Ascaris lumbricoides (24,35%), Giardia intestinalis (15,94%), Ankylostoma sp. (15,07%), Entamoeba coli (8,99%), Trichostrongylus sp. (3,19%), Strongyloides stercoralis (2,32%), Endolimax nana (1,45%), Trichuris trichiura (0,58). Enterobius vermicularis, Taenia saginata, Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma sp. are each represented by 0.29%. Parasitic infestation appears from the seventh month to the eighty-ninth year with a peak in the age group between 31 and 40 years (27.25%) followed by children under or equal to 10 years (26.09%). The average age of parasitic parasites is 30.37 years, while the sex ratio (M/F) is 0.94. Males are slightly more exposed to intestinal parasitism (21.79%) than females (21.16%). Parasites with oral transmission are dominant with 82.32% of which those related to fecal peril represent 81.74%. In contrast those with transcutaneous transmission are the least frequent (17.68%). Although several identified parasitic species are low pathogenic, their epidemiology requires the elaboration and development of programs to prevent and control all the diseases they cause.
Index Terms- Prevalence, intestinal parasitosis, Ouezzane