Assessment of Human Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in a Population of Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania | Chapter 5 | Research Highlights in Disease and Health Research Vol. 5

 In this study, human seroprevalence of sparganosis and allure relationship accompanying sociodemographic factors in a population of country communities of Northern Tanzania was evaluated. A total of 216 human serum samples from inmates in Monduli and Babati districts were composed and tested for sparganosis using an something which incites activity-linked immunosorbent assay. The result of seroprevalence of antagonistic-sparganum IgG antibodies was 62.5% (95% confidence [CI] =56.1 – 68.9) thoroughly age groups. The result showed meaningful associations between sectors (relative risk [RR] =1.95, 95% CI = 1.42 – 2.69), education (RR=1.40, 95% CI =1.15 – 1.70), and petownership had seropositivity (RR= 1.48, 95% CI = 1.02 – 2.16) established univariate analysis. However, Monduli precinct residents were significantly guide seropositivity (odds percentage = 4.20, 95% CI =1.89 -9.32) in binary logistic reversion analysis. Therefore, providing fitness education to people populating in these two districts native in sparganosis can improve deterrent measures and reduce the human disease burden.

Author(s) Details:

Nicholas Jairo Kavana,
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Tanzania.

Parthasarathy Sonaimuthu,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Christopher Kasanga,
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Ayub Kassuku,
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Endemic and Tropical Diseases Unit, Medical Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mun Yik Fong,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mohammad Behram Khan,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Rohela Mahmud,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Yee Ling Lau,
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


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