Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Displaced Children in Kassala Town

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ABSTRACT Four hundred and fifty faecal specimens were collected from 450 displaced children around Kassala town aged from 6 moths to 13 years old and examined under microscope for the detection and identification of intestinal parasites. Microscopical examinations by two techniques were done (wet preparation and concentration technique by simple centrifugation). The exarnination explained that 80 (17.8%) Were found to harbour stages of infective parasites. Four species of infective parasites were identified from individuals in all areas (displaced areas). These comprised the following Giardia lamblia (12.3%), H. nana (4.9%), E. histolytica (0.4%) and T. trichiura (0.2%) Out of 450 stool samples collected from children in urban area (Waw—nour) inside Kassala town 45 were found to harbour cysts trophozoites or eggs of pathogenic parasites. This constituted on overall prevalence (10%), two species of pathogenic parasites‘ were identified from individuals in Waw-nour (urban area). These comprised the following: G. lamblia (08%) and H. nana (02%). The factors responsible for the spread of diseases include the low standard hygiene and environmental conditions and the lack of proper disease control measures. Also a comparison between two mentioned techniques was done on all specimens: displaced children specimens and urban children specimens