Cedric Yamssi, Guy-Armand Gamago Nkadeu, Nadia Noumedem Anangmo Christelle, Kevin Tako Djimefo Alex, Payne Vincent Khan
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon.
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon.
Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2023 Jul 29;22:e00319. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2023.e00319. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Schistosomiasis is endemic in Cameroon and continues to cause serious public health problems, especially among populations in rural areas. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and risk factors of urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis in Manjo.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Manjo in 2020. Stool and urine samples were collected from 400 participants. These stool and urine samples were examined by the Kato Katz, and centrifugation methods respectively.
The results obtained showed an overall prevalence of 6.25%, with 5% and 1.25% for and respectively. A significant difference ( < 0.05) was revealed among occupations, age groups, neighborhood, water usage, educational level, knowledge of the disease meanwhile no significant difference was observed between gender and occupation according to prevalence. The most infected ages were] 50-; + [and]20-35] with 13.36% and 11.86% respectively. revealed a low infection intensity while showed moderate infection intensity. The mean parasite load for was 6 ± 3.225 Eggs/10 ml in females and 7 ± 4.243 Eggs/10 ml for males; while the mean parasitic load in was 180 ± 142.441 Epg in females and 146.67 ± 82.286 Epg in males.
Manjo can be classified as a low endemic area with a prevalence rate of 6.25% and species observed were and . Also, risk factors where observed including the use of water from the river for domestic purposes. Therefore, the intensification of health education campaigns among the population would delay the development of this disease in the locality.
血吸虫病在喀麦隆呈地方性流行，持续引发严重的公共卫生问题，尤其是在农村地区人群中。本研究旨在确定曼乔地区泌尿生殖系统和肠道血吸虫病的患病率及危险因素。
2020年在曼乔市开展了一项横断面研究。从400名参与者中采集粪便和尿液样本。这些粪便和尿液样本分别采用加藤厚涂片法和离心法进行检测。
所得结果显示总体患病率为6.25%，其中埃及血吸虫病患病率为5%，曼氏血吸虫病患病率为1.25%。在职业、年龄组、社区、用水情况、教育水平、疾病知晓情况方面存在显著差异（P<0.05），而根据患病率在性别和职业之间未观察到显著差异。感染率最高的年龄段是50 - 岁、+ [以及]20 - 35岁，分别为13.36%和11.86%。埃及血吸虫显示感染强度较低，而曼氏血吸虫显示中等感染强度。女性埃及血吸虫的平均寄生虫负荷为6 ± 3.225个虫卵/10毫升，男性为7 ± 4.243个虫卵/10毫升；而女性曼氏血吸虫的平均寄生虫负荷为180 ± 142.441个虫卵/克粪便，男性为146.67 ± 82.286个虫卵/克粪便。
曼乔可被归类为低流行区，患病率为6.25%，观察到的血吸虫种类为埃及血吸虫和曼氏血吸虫。此外，观察到的危险因素包括使用河水用于家庭用途。因此，加强针对人群的健康教育活动将延缓该疾病在当地的发展。
