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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over a three year period (2015 – 2017) Cover

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among the Bulgarian population over a three year period (2015 – 2017)

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|Jan 2020

Figures & Tables

Distribution of blastocystosis and cryptosporidiosis for the period 2015 – 2017_

YearNumber of persons examined for blastocystosisNumber positivePrevalence (%)Number of persons examined for cryptosporidiosisNumber positivePrevalence (%)
20153455496600.1935200.00
20163586977690.2147940.84
20173283158580.26231146.06
Total10325612287106218
Mean ± Standard deviation344187 ± 15237762.3 ± 99.170.22 ± 0.04354 ± 1246 ± 7.212.3 ± 3.28
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval of the mean306337516.00.130445.94-11.91-5.856
Upper limit of the 95% of the confidence interval of the mean38203710090.3096662.123.9110.46

Distribution of the cases of ascariasis and trichuriasis for the period 2015 – 2017_

YearNumber of persons examined for ascariasisNumber positivePrevalence (%)Number of persons examined for trichuriasisNumber positivePrevalence (%)
2015637 5438050.13623 288900.01
2016499 7296780.14493 063710.01
2017576 1597060.12576 1591100.02
Total1 713 4312 1891 692 510271
Mean ± Standard deviation571144 ± 69044729.7 ± 66.730.13 ± 0.01564170 ± 6593590.33 ± 19.500.01333 ± 0.005774
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval of the mean399630563.90.105240037941.89-0.001009
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the mean742657895.40.1548727961138.80.02768

Distribution of the cases of enterobiasis, giardiasis and hymenolepiasis for 2015 – 2017_

YearNumber of persons examined for enterobiasisNumber positive / prevalence (%)Number of persons examined for giardiasisNumber positive / prevalence (%)Number of persons examined for hymenolepiasisNumber positive / prevalence (%)
20154791494604 / 0.964811971245 / 0.26388364126 / 0.03
20163889714403 / 1.134715371367 / 0.29363359474 / 0.13
20174514665472 / 1.214383791156 / 0.26327567120 / 0.04
Total131958614479/1.1013911133768 / 0.271079290720 / 0.07
Mean ± Standard deviation439862 ± 461954826 ± 568.1463704 ± 224581256 ± 105.9359763 ± 30558240.0 ± 202.7
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval of the mean3251073415407916992.9283854-263.5
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the mean55461762385194931519435672743.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 18
Submitted on: Jun 14, 2019
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Accepted on: Oct 9, 2019
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Published on: Jan 25, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2020 R. Harizanov, I. Rainova, N. Tsvetkova, I. Kaftandjiev, R. Borisova, A. Ivanova, M. Videnova, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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