Author/Authors :
Mohaghegh، Mohammad Ali نويسنده Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran , , Vafaei، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran , , Azami، Mehdi نويسنده Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan
University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran , , Hashemi، Nooshin نويسنده North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, IR Iran , , Hejazi، Seyed Hossein نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran , , Mirzaei، Farzaneh نويسنده Pardis Clinical and Genetics Laboratory, Mashhad, Iran , , Kalani، Hamed نويسنده Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran , , Falahati، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of
Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR
Iran , , Jahani، Somayeh نويسنده Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center,Zahedan University of Medical Sciences,Zahedan,Iran , , Ghomashlooyan، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Paramedicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran ,
Abstract :
Geohelminth infections are common infections worldwide. These helminthes are parasitic nematodes, which could infect humans and animals by contact with eggs or infective larvae and in some cases cause serious disorders, especially in children. The present study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of geohelminth eggs in the soil of schools and play areas of Kermanshah city, western Iran. One hundred and ninety-two soil samples were collected from 24 primary schools and 24 play areas from four different parts of each area. Diagnosis of geohelminth was confirmed by the recovery of their eggs by the flotation technique using sucrose solution and examined under light microscope using 10X and 40X objectives. Out of 192 soil samples, soil of play areas from four regions was contaminated with geohelminth eggs. The rate of soil contamination with Trichuris spp. eggs was 3.12% while this was 2.1% for hookworm eggs, yet no Ascaris eggs were found in the examined soil samples. Based on the results of this study there is a risk of infection with soil transmitted helminthes among children of Kermanshah, Iran.
