Authors: Ilardi I Shiddo Shukri C Mohamed Hassan H Mussa Cabdi Hussein Abdullahi S Mohamed Cali S Bile Khalif Sebastiani A Bianchini C Sanguigni S Leone F Amiconi G
Publish Date: 1987/04/01
Volume: 81, Issue: 2, Pages: 336-338
Abstract
I Ilardi Shukri C Shiddo Hassan H Mohamed Cabdi Mussa Abdullahi S Hussein Cali S Mohamed Khalif Bile A Sebastiani C Bianchini S Sanguigni F Leone G Amiconi The prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasites in two Somalian communities Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 81 Issue 2 MarchApril 1987 Pages 336–338 https//doiorg/101016/0035920387902562About 85 of the population of two Somali communities harboured soiltransmitted intestinal nematodes and/or protozoa The commonest parasite 75 in the Lafoole institution and 59 in the Afgoye institution was Trichuris trichiura Mixed infections were common The source of infection is contaminated fields around dwelling quarters because of indiscriminate defaecation One of the factors responsible for the higher incidence of hookworm in Lafoole 45 compared with Afgoye 1·5 may be the different soil character of the surrounding fields
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