PREVALENCE OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARASITE IN CHILDREN OF LARESTAN IN 2017

Background and Aim: Cryptosporidium parasite is from Coccidia group, that causes digestive diseases in people who have a weak security system or suffer from AIDS. This parasite has no special host. Although, the infection is usually stopped spontaneously in normal individuals, the quality of self-pollution and extension of this parasite is possible to continue the infection. The parasite can produce acute and chronic digestive infections in children. The continuation and intensity of illness can cause much harm in children. It is certainly influential for the health of the society to know about the ill children.Methods:In this research, we collected 725 samples of fects from eight area of south of IRAN. 45 samples were watery as having diarrhea. We used the colour method(Ziehl-Neelsen’s modified by Henriksen)for diagnosis.Results:To colour these samples didn’t show any sign of pollution with Cryptosporidium in these children. It was probably because either the facet samples were not sufficient or at the time of survey(Autumm and Winter),the rate of pollution had been less.Conclusion:It is nevertheless a require to continue carefully this research and to find its prevalence which is a real danger for the infants’ health and security.

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Cryptosporidium , Children , Iran