Shoukry Nahla M, Dawoud Hamdy A, Haridy Fouad M
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ismailia, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2009 Aug;39(2):479-88.
A total of 390 stool samples from children less than 8 years old attending the MOHP central hospital in Ismailia District were examined for cryptosporidiosis. Stools were subjected to direct wet smear method and Sheather's sugar flotation and stained with Modified Z.N. Among the 390 children 204 were diarrheic of whom C. parvum was positive in 68 (33.3%). The highest infection rate was 26/46 among children less than 2 months, 40/150 among children less than 2 years and 2/8 among children less than 7 years. Of these children the clinical pictures ranged from diarrhea (20.7%), to dehydration (20%), abdominal pain and mild fever (19.2%), and the lowest was tenesmus (6.25%). The infection rate was 88.2% among cryptosporidiosis children compared to 11.8% that not in contact with animals. Water samples examined showed was 0.0% in bottled water up to 9.33% in water tank. C. parvum in farm animals was 20.9% in sheep, 22.5% in buffaloes, 23.7% in cows and 25.9% in goats.
对伊斯梅利亚区卫生部中央医院8岁以下儿童的390份粪便样本进行了隐孢子虫病检测。粪便采用直接湿涂片法和谢弗氏糖浮选法处理，并用改良齐-尼氏染色法染色。在390名儿童中，204名患有腹泻，其中68名（33.3%）微小隐孢子虫呈阳性。2个月以下儿童的感染率最高，为26/46；2岁以下儿童为40/150；7岁以下儿童为2/8。这些儿童的临床表现从腹泻（20.7%）到脱水（20%）、腹痛和低热（19.2%），最低的是里急后重（6.25%）。隐孢子虫病患儿的感染率为88.2%，未接触动物的儿童感染率为11.8%。检测的水样中，瓶装水的感染率为0.0%，水箱水的感染率高达9.33%。农场动物中，绵羊的微小隐孢子虫感染率为20.9%，水牛为22.5%，奶牛为23.7%，山羊为25.9%。
