Table 1
Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses In the populations from selected regions of Slovakia
| Parasites | n/2760 | P (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Protozoa | 73 | 2.64 |
| Helminths | 115 | 4.17 |
| Positive finding | 188 | 6.81 |
| Negative finding | 2572 | 0 |
n – number of positive samples; P – prevalence
Table 2
Species representation of endoparasites in positive samples of stool
| Parasites | n/2760 | P (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Entamoeba coli | 22 | 0.79 |
| Giardia intestinalis | 20 | 0.72 |
| Blastocystis hominis | 18 | 0.65 |
| Endolimax nana | 16 | 0.58 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 103 | 3.73 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 22 | 0.79 |
| Enterobius vermicularis | 6 | 0.22 |
n – number of positive samples; P – prevalence
Table 3
Occurrence of co-infections of endoparasitic species
| Co-infections | n/2760 | P (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Entamoeba coli, Ascaris lumbricoides | 6 | 0.22 |
| Entamoeba coli, Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides | 1 | 0.04 |
| Endolimax nana, Giardia intestinalis | 1 | 0.04 |
| Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides | 5 | 0.18 |
| Endolimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura | 2 | 0.07 |
| Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba coli | 1 | 0.04 |
| Giardia intestinalis, Ascaris lumbricoides | 5 | 0.18 |
| Giardia intestilalis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura | 2 | 0.07 |
| Blastocystis hominis, Endomimax nana, Ascaris lumbricoides | 1 | 0.04 |
| Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides | 6 | 0.22 |
| Blastocystis hominis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 0.04 |
n – number of positive samples; P – prevalence
Fig.1
Species representation of endoparasites in dependence on sex
Table 4
Prevalence (P) of gastrointestinal parasitoses according to sex, age categories and region
| Sex | Protozoa | Helminths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/2760 | P (%) | X2 | n/2760 | P (%) | X2 | |
| Male (N=1173) | 27 | 2.30 | 58 | 4.94 | ||
| Female (N=1587) | 46 | 2.90 | p=0.33408 | 57 | 3.59 | p=0.07872 |
| Age | ||||||
| 1 m–7 years (N=1267) | 31 | 2.45 | 74 | 5.84 | ||
| 8–18 years (N=733) | 24 | 3.27 | p=0.46157 | 34 | 4.64 | p≤0.0001****** |
| 19–88 years (N=760) | 18 | 2.37 | 7 | 0.92 | ||
| Region | ||||||
| Western Slovakia (N=529) | 5 | 0.95 | 3 | 0.57 | ||
| Central Slovakia (N=70) | 1 | 1.43 | p=0.01760**** | 0 | - | p≤0.0001****** |
| Eastern Slovakia (N=2161) | 67 | 3.10 | 112 | 5.18 | ||
n – number of examined samples; n – number of positive samples; P – prevalence; X2- chi square test, p – value; Significance level: * p ≤ 0.05
Fig. 2
Prevalence P (%) of gastrointestinal parasites (protozoa, helminths) in dependence on age
Fig. 3
Species representation of endoparasites in different age categories
Fig. 4
Geographic distribution of gastrointestinal parasitoses in Slovakia • – Localities with the occurrence of endoparasitoses