Urinary Schistosomiasis Prevalence in Ahomey-Lokpo, Benin | InformativeBD

Denon YVES. Eric, Kinsiclounon Gilles, Mama Sambo Kadidjatou, Gougbedji Girons,and Bankole Honoré from the different institute of the Benin. wrote a research article about, Urinary Schistosomiasis Prevalence in Ahomey-Lokpo, Benin.entitled, Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in Ahomey-Lokpo, Commune of So-Ava, Benin Republic. This research paper published by the International journal of Microbiology and Mycology (IJMM). an open access scholarly research journal on Microbiology. under the affiliation of the International Network For Natural Sciences | NNSpub. an open access multidisciplinary research journal publisher.

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a chronic tropical disease that is contracted after Schistosoma haematobium parasite larvae pass through the skin in contact with water. In Benin, S. haematobium schistosomiasis is still one of the most widespread and neglected human parasitic infestations. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in Ahomey-Lokpo in the commune of Sô-Ava. This prospective and descriptive study was conducted on 104 randomly selected inhabitants aged 2 to 75 years. It consisted of the collection of urine samples and their macroscopic examination (urine color) and microscopic examination (presence of S. haematobium eggs)., Each individual whose urine was collected was subjected to a questionnaire. In order to compare the averages, excel software was used for data analysis. This study revealed that several factors such as gender, age and especially occupation favor or not schistosomiasis. Among the respondents, men are more infested (41%) than women (26%) because of their profession. The results showed that 78.32% of people who have haematic urine, 76.71% of those who have dysuria, 75.11% of those who experience abdominal pain, and 69.88% of those who experience burning on urination are infested. The Sô River and the swamps are real sites of schistosomiasis transmission infestation. The majority of the people who practice their daily activities there are infested.

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Introduction

Schistosomiasis, also called schistosomiasis, is a chronic parasitosis that has lived in tropical and subtropical regions for millennia. It is a neglected parasitic disease (Engels D, Chistulo L, Montresor A, Savioli L. 2002). Worldwide, the number of people exposed is estimated at 600 million, of whom more than 200 million are infested and nearly 280,000 people die each year from complications of schistosomiasis (WHO. 2011, Chippaux JP. 2000, Chistulo L, Loverde P, Engels D. 2004).

The populations at risk are much more schoolchildren, children, women, fishermen, farmers who use irrigation technology and pastoralists (Molyneux DH, Hotez PJ, Fenwick A. 2005). There are sixteen species of schistosomes, 5 of which are known to infect humans (Riveau G, Dupé L. 2000). These are S. haematobium, S. intercalatum, S. mansoni, S. japonicum and S. mekongi. Only the first 3 species are found in Africa. In Benin, epidemiological studies still fragmentary reveal the presence of two species of schistosomes: the species S. haematobium (bladder form) responsible for urogenital schistosomiasis and the species S. mansoni (intestinal form) (Ibikounlé M, Mouahid G, Minsta Nguéma R, Sakiti NG, Massougbodji A, Moné H. 2013, Ibikounlé M, Mouahid G, Sakiti NG, Massougbodji A, Moné H. 2009). Urogenital schistosomiasis, which is a parasitic disease, occurs in areas where drinking water supplies are lacking (Labo R, Bremond P, Boulanger D, Garba A, Chippaux J P. 1998). In 53 African countries, an estimated 70 million people are currently suffering (Chippaux JP. 2000).

The present study, which consists in making an inventory of urinary schistosomiasis, aims to determine the prevalence of urinary bilaziosis in Ahomey-Lokpo which is one of the 7 districts of the commune of Sô-Ava and whose inhabitants, formerly, were only peasants have become peasant-fishermen, and finally exclusively fishermen.

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