Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children with diarrhoea in the West Bank, Palestine

Sameer M. Abu-Alrub; Gabi M. Abusada; Mohammad A. Farraj; Tamer A. Essawi

doi:10.3855/jidc.323

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children with diarrhoea in the West Bank, Palestine

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Sameer M. Abu-Alrub Master Program in Clinical Laboratory Science (MCLS), Birzeit University, Birzeit
Gabi M. Abusada Master Program in Clinical Laboratory Science (MCLS), Birzeit University, Birzeit
Mohammad A. Farraj Master Program in Clinical Laboratory Science (MCLS), Birzeit University, Birzeit
Tamer A. Essawi Master Program in Clinical Laboratory Science (MCLS), Birzeit University, Birzeit

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This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children (n=760) with diarrhea aged 1 month to 13 years, living in urban areas (n=234), rural areas (n=394) and refugee camps (n=132). Samples were collected, stained by modified acid fast stain, and examined microscopically for oocysts. The overall prevalence was 11.6% (88/760). The prevalence was higher in refugee camps at 12.9% (17/132) and in rural areas at 12.2% (48/394) as compared to 9.8% (23/234) in urban areas. According to age, the prevalence in age group I (<5 years) was significantly high (P<0.05) at 14.4% (67/464) as compared to 7.7% (15/195) in age group II (5-10 years) and 5.9% (6/101) in age group III (10-15 years). Our findings indicate that the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. is high when compared to that in developed countries.

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2008-02-01

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Abu-Alrub SM, Abusada GM, Farraj MA, Essawi TA (2008) Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in children with diarrhoea in the West Bank, Palestine. J Infect Dev Ctries 2:059–062. doi: 10.3855/jidc.323

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Vol. 2 No. 01: February 2008

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