Parasitoses in a Closed Community—A Pilot Study

Case report

English

F. K. Dar 1, J. E. Friend 2

1-Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. 2-Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.

Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 2, No.2. July 1979: 95-96

Abstract

A pilot study of the prevalence of parasitoses in a closed community was carried out in the Benghazi orphanage. Blood examination revealed no parasites, though stool examination showed an infection rate of 78%. No significant differences based either on sex or age were found.

Keywords: Parasitoses in a Closed Community—A Pilot Study

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