Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Department of Parasitology and Ecology, University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon

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• Research Article   
  Preliminary Data on the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Schistosomiasis among School Children in Abebche Commune, Eastern Chad
  Author(s): Mahamat Hassan Abdel-Aziz, Hamit Mahamat Alio*, Kemba Samafou, Abdel-Mahamoud Adam and Bilong Bilong Charles Felix
  
  Schistosomiasis is the world's second-largest parasitic endemic caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in two areas, peri-urban and urban, in the commune of Abeche. A parasitological survey was carried out among school children in the town of Abeche. Parasitological analyses were carried out at the Abeche Provincial Hospital laboratory and the Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratory of the institute National superior the sciences and technology d'Abeche. The method used for parasitological analysis was centrifugation. A total of 723 pupils aged 5 to 15, 587 boys (81.18%) and 136 girls (18.82%) from 5 elementary school in the peri-urban area and 4 elementary school and 2 secondary schools in the urban area, took part in the study. The overall prevalence o.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9597.23.14.485

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