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Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent throughout many countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among 21,347 expatriate workers, including food handlers and housemaids attending the public health center laboratory in Sharjah, UAE. Stool sample co...

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Autores principales: Dafalla, Abdelmunim Izzeldin Abdelrahman, Almuhairi, Shaikha Ali Salem Obaid, AlHosani, Mohamed Hassan Jasim, Mohamed, Mira Yousif, Alkous, Mariam Ibrahim Ahmed, AlAzzawi, Mousa Abdelsattar, Abakar, Adam Dawoud, Nour, Bakri Yousif Mohamed, Hasan, Hayder, AbuOdeh, Ra'ed Omar, ElBakri, Ali
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Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29267590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759082
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author Dafalla, Abdelmunim Izzeldin Abdelrahman
Almuhairi, Shaikha Ali Salem Obaid
AlHosani, Mohamed Hassan Jasim
Mohamed, Mira Yousif
Alkous, Mariam Ibrahim Ahmed
AlAzzawi, Mousa Abdelsattar
Abakar, Adam Dawoud
Nour, Bakri Yousif Mohamed
Hasan, Hayder
AbuOdeh, Ra'ed Omar
ElBakri, Ali
author_facet Dafalla, Abdelmunim Izzeldin Abdelrahman
Almuhairi, Shaikha Ali Salem Obaid
AlHosani, Mohamed Hassan Jasim
Mohamed, Mira Yousif
Alkous, Mariam Ibrahim Ahmed
AlAzzawi, Mousa Abdelsattar
Abakar, Adam Dawoud
Nour, Bakri Yousif Mohamed
Hasan, Hayder
AbuOdeh, Ra'ed Omar
ElBakri, Ali
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description Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent throughout many countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among 21,347 expatriate workers, including food handlers and housemaids attending the public health center laboratory in Sharjah, UAE. Stool sample collection was performed throughout the period between January and December 2013. All samples were examined microscopically. Demographic data were also obtained and analyzed. Intestinal parasites were found in 3.3% (708/21,347) of the studied samples (single and multiple infections). Among positive samples, six hundred and eighty-three samples (96.5%) were positive for a single parasite: Giardia lamblia (257; 36.3%) and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (220; 31.1%), respectively, whereas mono-infections with helminths accounted for 206 (29.1%) of the samples. Infection rates with single worms were: Ascaris lumbricoides (84; 11.9%), Hookworm (34; 4.8%), Trichuris trichiura (33; 4.7%), Taenia spp. (27; 3.81%), Strongyloides stercoralis (13; 1.8%), Hymenolepis nana (13; 1.8%), and Enterobius vermicularis (2; 0.28%), respectively. Infections were significantly associated with gender (x (2) = 14.18; p = 0.002) with males as the most commonly infected with both groups of intestinal parasites (protozoa and helminths). A strong statistical association was noted correlating the parasite occurrence with certain nationalities (x (2)= 49.5, p <0.001). Furthermore, the study has also found a strong statistical correlation between parasite occurrence and occupation (x (2)= 15.60; p = 0.029). Multiple infections were not common (3.5% of the positive samples), although one individual (0.14%) had four helminth species, concurrently. These findings emphasized that food handlers with different pathogenic parasitic organisms may pose a significant health risk to the public.
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spelling pubmed-57387672018-01-02 Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Dafalla, Abdelmunim Izzeldin Abdelrahman Almuhairi, Shaikha Ali Salem Obaid AlHosani, Mohamed Hassan Jasim Mohamed, Mira Yousif Alkous, Mariam Ibrahim Ahmed AlAzzawi, Mousa Abdelsattar Abakar, Adam Dawoud Nour, Bakri Yousif Mohamed Hasan, Hayder AbuOdeh, Ra'ed Omar ElBakri, Ali Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Original Article Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent throughout many countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among 21,347 expatriate workers, including food handlers and housemaids attending the public health center laboratory in Sharjah, UAE. Stool sample collection was performed throughout the period between January and December 2013. All samples were examined microscopically. Demographic data were also obtained and analyzed. Intestinal parasites were found in 3.3% (708/21,347) of the studied samples (single and multiple infections). Among positive samples, six hundred and eighty-three samples (96.5%) were positive for a single parasite: Giardia lamblia (257; 36.3%) and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (220; 31.1%), respectively, whereas mono-infections with helminths accounted for 206 (29.1%) of the samples. Infection rates with single worms were: Ascaris lumbricoides (84; 11.9%), Hookworm (34; 4.8%), Trichuris trichiura (33; 4.7%), Taenia spp. (27; 3.81%), Strongyloides stercoralis (13; 1.8%), Hymenolepis nana (13; 1.8%), and Enterobius vermicularis (2; 0.28%), respectively. Infections were significantly associated with gender (x (2) = 14.18; p = 0.002) with males as the most commonly infected with both groups of intestinal parasites (protozoa and helminths). A strong statistical association was noted correlating the parasite occurrence with certain nationalities (x (2)= 49.5, p <0.001). Furthermore, the study has also found a strong statistical correlation between parasite occurrence and occupation (x (2)= 15.60; p = 0.029). Multiple infections were not common (3.5% of the positive samples), although one individual (0.14%) had four helminth species, concurrently. These findings emphasized that food handlers with different pathogenic parasitic organisms may pose a significant health risk to the public. Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2017-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5738767/ /pubmed/29267590 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759082 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Article
Dafalla, Abdelmunim Izzeldin Abdelrahman
Almuhairi, Shaikha Ali Salem Obaid
AlHosani, Mohamed Hassan Jasim
Mohamed, Mira Yousif
Alkous, Mariam Ibrahim Ahmed
AlAzzawi, Mousa Abdelsattar
Abakar, Adam Dawoud
Nour, Bakri Yousif Mohamed
Hasan, Hayder
AbuOdeh, Ra'ed Omar
ElBakri, Ali
Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_full Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_fullStr Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_short Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
title_sort intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in various occupations in sharjah, united arab emirates
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29267590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759082
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