ISSN 2756-3391
African Journal of Parasitology Research ISSN 2343-6549 Vol. 5 (4), pp. 287-295, April, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Aetiology of intestinal parasitosis in children suffering from malnutrition in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Angora KE1,2, Kiki-Barro PCM1, Kassi KF1,4, Konaté A1, Vanga-Bosson AH1,2, Bedia-Tanoh AV1, Miezan S1, Djohan V1, Menan HE1,4, Yavo W1,3
1Faculty of Pharmacy, Parasitology and Mycology Department, University of Felix Houphouët Boigny, 01 BP V 34, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
2Parasitology and Mycology Department, Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire.
3Center for Research and Fight against Malaria, National Institute of Public Health, BPV 47, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
4Center for the Diagnosis and Research on AIDS and opportunistic diseases, Abidjan BP V 3 Côte d’Ivoire.
Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +22507393801
Accepted 05 September, 2017
Abstract
Intestinal parasitosis associated to malnutrition can lead to serious consequences. The aim of this study is to explain the relationship between intestinal parasitic portage and type of malnutrition in Abidjan. It took into account children in the three Teaching Hospitals of Abidjan and in the general hospital of Abobo. Focus was on children over six months old, who were suffering from severe malnutrition (Z- score ≤ -3) or moderate one (Z-score between -3 and -2). Swabs of stool were taken for analysis in parasitology laboratory of the Diagnosis and Research Center on AIDS in Abidjan. Stool samples were examined through microscope and concentration techniques. Helminths were seen in 4.8% of analysis and protozoa in 8.0%. Helminth species were as follow: Trichuris trichiura (17.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides (8.8%) and hookworms (8.8%). Protozoa were identified in the following form: Giardia intestinalis (23.5%), Entamoeba coli (16.5%), Endolimax nana (11.8%) and Pseudolimax bustchili (2.9%). There was no correlation between parasitic portage and the severe or the moderate feature of malnutrition (p = 0.78). This study helped shed light on most well-known parasites in children suffering from malnutrition in Abidjan hospitals.
Key words: Intestinal parasitosis, malnutrition, children, Abidjan.