Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan

Background: Schistosomiasis is one of the major communicable diseases of public health and socioeconomic importance in developing countries. This study assessed the situation of schistosomiasis among villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan. Methods: An epidemiological survey was carr...

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Main Authors: Azzam AFIFI, Abdel-Aziz A. AHMED, Yassir SULIEMAN, Theerakamol PENGSAKUL
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/818
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spelling doaj-461aace919b94dec8c4b3b25e8f0aa472021-04-02T15:27:48ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2016-03-01111557Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, SudanAzzam AFIFI0Abdel-Aziz A. AHMED1Yassir SULIEMAN2Theerakamol PENGSAKUL3Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, SudanDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, SudanDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Shendi, SudanFaculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand Background: Schistosomiasis is one of the major communicable diseases of public health and socioeconomic importance in developing countries. This study assessed the situation of schistosomiasis among villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan. Methods: An epidemiological survey was carried out in three randomly selected residential sites: Village 19, Village 26 and Talat shagrat Camp, from October to December 2013. Feces and urine samples were collected from 2433 individual (1195 male and 1238 female) and examined for schistosomiasis infection. The prevalence and intensity of infection were calculated according to study sites and participants’ sex and age-group. Results: There was no infection with Schistosoma haematobium among the examined individuals, while the overall prevalence of S. mansoni infection was 27.4% and the mean intensity among those infected was 261.1 eggs per gram (epg). A high preva­lence and intensity of infection was found among the residents of Talat shagrat Camp, followed by the other two villages. The prevalence of infection among males was 41.4%, and among females was 13.9%. On the other hand, the intensity of in­fection among females was 293.4 epg and among males 187.6 epg. A high preva­lence of infection was found in the age-groups 11-20 years and > 50 years. High intensity of infection was present in the age-groups 31-40 years and > 50 years. Conclusion: The finding of the study shows the need for an integrated control program against schistosomiasis. Mass treatment, provision of adequate clean-water supply and combating the intermediate snail host are suggested.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/818SchistosomiasisPrevalenceIntensityNew Halfa Agriculture SchemeSudan
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author Azzam AFIFI
Abdel-Aziz A. AHMED
Yassir SULIEMAN
Theerakamol PENGSAKUL
spellingShingle Azzam AFIFI
Abdel-Aziz A. AHMED
Yassir SULIEMAN
Theerakamol PENGSAKUL
Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Schistosomiasis
Prevalence
Intensity
New Halfa Agriculture Scheme
Sudan
author_facet Azzam AFIFI
Abdel-Aziz A. AHMED
Yassir SULIEMAN
Theerakamol PENGSAKUL
author_sort Azzam AFIFI
title Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
title_short Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
title_full Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
title_fullStr Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis among Villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan
title_sort epidemiology of schistosomiasis among villagers of the new halfa agricultural scheme, sudan
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Parasitology
issn 1735-7020
2008-238X
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Background: Schistosomiasis is one of the major communicable diseases of public health and socioeconomic importance in developing countries. This study assessed the situation of schistosomiasis among villagers of the New Halfa Agricultural Scheme, Sudan. Methods: An epidemiological survey was carried out in three randomly selected residential sites: Village 19, Village 26 and Talat shagrat Camp, from October to December 2013. Feces and urine samples were collected from 2433 individual (1195 male and 1238 female) and examined for schistosomiasis infection. The prevalence and intensity of infection were calculated according to study sites and participants’ sex and age-group. Results: There was no infection with Schistosoma haematobium among the examined individuals, while the overall prevalence of S. mansoni infection was 27.4% and the mean intensity among those infected was 261.1 eggs per gram (epg). A high preva­lence and intensity of infection was found among the residents of Talat shagrat Camp, followed by the other two villages. The prevalence of infection among males was 41.4%, and among females was 13.9%. On the other hand, the intensity of in­fection among females was 293.4 epg and among males 187.6 epg. A high preva­lence of infection was found in the age-groups 11-20 years and > 50 years. High intensity of infection was present in the age-groups 31-40 years and > 50 years. Conclusion: The finding of the study shows the need for an integrated control program against schistosomiasis. Mass treatment, provision of adequate clean-water supply and combating the intermediate snail host are suggested.
topic Schistosomiasis
Prevalence
Intensity
New Halfa Agriculture Scheme
Sudan
url https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/818
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