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Fasciola hepatica infection in children actively detected in a survey in rural areas of Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, northern Pakistan.
Qureshi, Asma W; Zeb, Aurang; Mansoor, Abu; Hayat, Azam; Mas-Coma, Santiago.
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  • Qureshi AW; Department of Zoology, GC Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan. Electronic address: asmawqureshi@yahoo.com.
  • Zeb A; Department of Zoology, University of Hazara, Mansehra, Pakistan.
  • Mansoor A; Department of Zoology, GC Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan.
  • Hayat A; Department of Zoology, University of Hazara, Mansehra, Pakistan.
  • Mas-Coma S; Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: S.Mas.Coma@uv.es.
Parasitol Int ; 69: 39-46, 2019 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30445198
ABSTRACT
Human fascioliasis is a freshwater snail borne, zoonotic disease caused by Fasciola liver flukes which are widely spread throughout Pakistan and has recently proved to be endemic in humans of the Punjab province. To verify whether fasciolids are also affecting humans outside this province, studies were conducted in four communities comprising rural and urban areas of Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkha province, northern Pakistan. Activities comprised two surveys, a coprological one to look for Fasciola infection and another to get information on potential human infection sources and risk factors by means of a questionnaire. Out of 540 subjects of all ages surveyed, only 4 children (0.74%) were found positive for Fasciola eggs two 9- and 13-year old boys and two 7- and 16-year old girls. Burden per child ranged 73-146 eggs per gram of faeces (epg), with an average of 106 ±â€¯15.4 epg. Based on the egg size, the infection was diagnosed to be caused by F. hepatica. Serum analyses showed eosinophilia and elevated enzyme values in liver function tests. The Mardan area fits well to all transmission and epidemiological requirements of F. hepatica, namely the presence of infected livestock reservoirs throughout, the appropriate climatic factors (mainly monthly temperature variation along the year), and the existence of adequate freshwater collections. The existence of the specific lymnaeid snail vector species for F. hepatica transmission was reported in the neighbouring Swat valley time ago. Results show that human fascioliasis may be widespread in Pakistan and that both F. hepatica and F. gigantica may be involved.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recuento de Huevos de Parásitos / Fascioliasis / Heces Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Int Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recuento de Huevos de Parásitos / Fascioliasis / Heces Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Int Asunto de la revista: PARASITOLOGIA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article