Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in Reggio Emilia (Italy) during 2009

The purpose of this survey is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Reggio Emilia during 2009. We analyzed 1961 samples from 1503 subjects: a copro-parasitological standard examination was performed in 1416 of the subjects and the scotch-test in the remaining 87. Of the 1503 subjects e...

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Published in:	Le infezioni in medicina Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 154
Main Authors:	Guidetti, Carlotta, Ricci, Lidia, Vecchia, Luigi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Italian
Published:	Italy 01-09-2010
Subjects:	Adult Animals Child Comorbidity Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Feces - parasitology Female Helminthiasis - epidemiology Humans Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Italy - epidemiology Male Prevalence Protozoan Infections - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Travel Italy
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Summary:	The purpose of this survey is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Reggio Emilia during 2009. We analyzed 1961 samples from 1503 subjects: a copro-parasitological standard examination was performed in 1416 of the subjects and the scotch-test in the remaining 87. Of the 1503 subjects examined, 111 (7.4%) were positive for one or more parasites. Pathogenic parasites were found in 44 subjects (39.6% of all positive subjects) and non-pathogenic protozoa were found in 67 subjects (60.4% of all positive subjects). The most commonly found species were, of the protozoa, Blastocystis hominis, Dientamoeba fragilis and Giardia intestinalis and, of the helminths, Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia Spp. This epidemiological survey shows the need to pay more attention to immigrants and travellers to endemic areas as potential carriers of major parasitic infections in the community.
ISSN:	1124-9390