#PARASITE INFECTION SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN SERIES#

The number of parasites was highest in children from Sub-Saharan Africa compared with the rest of the areas of origin ( p <. ResultsĪt least 1 parasitic disease was diagnosed in 176 (47.1%) immigrant children, while 77 (20.6%) minors were infected with two or more parasites. Direct and indirect parasitological tests were also performed. Urine, stool and peripheral blood samples were obtained for serological and routine laboratory tests.

Details were collected from the medical records and physical examination. MethodsĪ prospective evaluation was performed in 373 minors from Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and Latin America. The main objective of the present work was to describe parasite infections in a group of immigrant children. Many of these immigrants come from countries in the tropics and sub-tropics where intestinal parasitic infections caused by helminths and protozoa are one of the major causes of human disease. In Spain, minors represent approximately 20% of the immigration flow. The Journal is included in Science Citation Index Expanded, Medline/PubMed, and SCOPUS.

#PARASITE INFECTION SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN SERIES#

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Parasite infection symptoms in children