دراسة مسحية للتبدلات التي طرأت على انتشار أنواع الطفيليات المعوية في سورية بين عامي 2006-2011

Abstract EN

Objective : The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes which have occurred in the prevalence of intestinal parasites species in Syria between 2006-2011.

Methods : This study was carried on in seven cities in Syria on primary school students in the years 2006-2011.

The number of student’s fecal samples examined was 4152 from seven Syrian areas included : Damascus and its countryside, Idlib and countryside, countryside of Daraa, Kalamoon, Hama and countryside, countryside of Alraqa and countryside of Tartous.

Results : The results showed that there were 1290 stool samples with positive parasites (31.07 %), 481 samples of them have pathogenic human’s parasites (37.28 %).

The pathogenic parasites which have been seen in this study according to their prevalence rate were as follows : Protozoa : Giardia lamblia 8.48 %, Chilomastix mesnili 1.06 %, Entamoeba histolytica 0.14 %.

Helminthes : Hymenolepis nana 1.20 %, Enterobius vermicularis 0.43 %, Strongyloides stercoralis 0.17 %, Trichuris trichuria 0.05 %, and Ascaris 0.05 %.

Where the non pathogenic parasite which have been seen in this study according to their prevalence rate were as follows : Blastocystis hominis 13.15 %, Entamoeba coli 5.73 % and Iodamoeba butschili 0.60 %.

Conclusions : It was observed that Giardia lamblia and Hymenolepis nana which regarded as pathogenic parasites were the most prevalent in Syria, bt the other types of parasites were very rare.