@article{ajidm20251341,
author={{G¨¦ril, S¨¦kangu¨¦ Obili and Laurel, Bidounga Christie and Charlotte, Ollandzobo Lucie and Roland, Ossibi Ibara Bienvenu and Ga?tan, Gackosso and Ra?ssa, Djendja Ingoba Ir¨¨ne and Rom¨¦onde, Oss¨¦r¨¦ Ra?ssa and Robert, Mabiala Bab¨¦la Jean},
title={Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Schoolchildren in 4 Departments of the Republic of Congo},
journal={American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology},
volume={13},
number={4},
pages={56--60},
year={2025},
url={https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/13/4/1},
issn={2328-4064},
abstract={<b>Introduction: </b>Intestinal parasitosis is a neglected tropical disease and a public health problem in developing countries.<b> Objectives: </b>The aim of this study, conducted in a school setting, was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in school children.<b> Patients, materials and method: </b>The study consisted of analysing 377 stools from children aged 5 to 14 years. Each stool sample underwent a parasitological stool examination including macroscopic stool examination and microscopic examination before and after the simplified Ritchie enrichment technique.<b> </b><b>Results: </b>The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 24.4%. According to age group, children aged 5 to 7 years had the most parasites. The sex ratio (M/F) was 0.83 in favour of girls. The frequency of intestinal parasitosis according to the type of parasite was 21.6% for helminths and 78.4% for protozoan parasites. Monoparasitism occurred in 81.4% (79 cases), biparasitism in 16.5% (16 cases) and triparasitism in 2.1% (2 cases). The intestinal parasites identified were: <i>Entamoeba coli</i> (53.6%), <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> (12.4%), <i>Endolimax nana</i> (11.3%), <i>Giardia</i> <i>intestinalis</i> (7.2%), <i>Entamoeba hartmanni</i> (9.3%), <i>Iodamoeba b¨ątschlii</i> (5.2%), <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> (6.2%), <i>Entamoeba polecki</i> (2.1%), <i>Entamoeba dispar</i> (4.2%), <i>Trichuris</i> <i>trichiura</i> (6.2%) and S<i>trongyloides stercoralis</i> (3.1%).<b> </b><b>Conclusion: </b>Intestinal parasitosis remains a public health problem in schoolchildren. Protozoan parasites are more common than helminths. The most common parasites are <i>Entamoeba coli</i>, <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> and <i>Endolimax nana</i>.},
doi={10.12691/ajidm-13-4-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}