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Prevalence of targeted parasites in Pit latrine samples from Oshkhandas Valley, Gilgit, Pakistan

Syed Arif Hussain, Khalil Ahmad, Shaukat Ali, Sujjad Hyder, Muhammad Akbar, Qamar Abbas, Salar Ali, Maqsood Hussain

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/5.6.135-139

Int. J. Biosci. 5(6), 135-139. September, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

This study was carried out in Oshikandas valley to evaluate the population load of targeted parasites (Ascaris lumbricadi, Trichuris trichuria, Giardi lamblia, Cryptospridium) in pit latrine samples. The sanitation facilities in the study area were not up to the mark, so, the inhabitants of the village are more prone to gastrointestinal diseases. In this connection 10 houses were randomly selected where the people were using pit latrines for defecation. The samples were taken in 5 months (Oct.2012-Feb.2013). Overall 50 samples were taken in the study period and 10 samples in each month and 1 from each pit latrine. During the whole research work, overall parasitic load in 50 samples was 1821.42/50g, while the total number of individual parasites including (A. lumbricoid, 1237.93/50g), (T. trichuria, 127.62/50g), (G. lamblia, 153.26/50g) and (Cryptospridium, 302.59/50g) respectively.