Gastrointestinal parasites in Africa: A review.
Africa
Gastro-intestinal parasites
Prevalence
Protozoa
Soil transmitted helminthes
Journal
Advances in parasitology
ISSN: 2163-6079
Titre abrégé: Adv Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370435
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
entrez:
27
1
2023
pubmed:
28
1
2023
medline:
1
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Data on human gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) infections in the african sub-regions and countries are mainly lacking in terms of prevalence and population stratification by afflicted age group, symptomatology, multi-parasitism, and diagnostic methods. This study aims to describe the GIP reported in african countries and discuss the extent of the burden in the african context. Only 68.42% (39/57) of african countries reported human cases of GIP with helminths (45%, CI: 40-50%, I
Identifiants
pubmed: 36707173
pii: S0065-308X(22)00053-7
doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2022.10.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1-64Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests We declare no competing interests.