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AuthorAbu-Madi, Marawan A.
AuthorBehnke, Jerzy M.
AuthorBoughattas, Sonia
AuthorAl-Thani, Asma
AuthorDoiphode, Sanjay H.
AuthorDeshmukh, Anand
Available date2016-10-03T07:38:01Z
Publication Date2016-03
Publication NameParasites & Vectors
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1433-5
Citation"Helminth infections among long-term-residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins" Marawan A. Abu-Madi, Jerzy M. Behnke, Sonia Boughattas, Asma Al-Thani, Sanjay H. Doiphode and Anand Deshmukh Parasites & Vectors 2016 9:153
ISSN1756-3305
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4808
AbstractBackground: Travel and migration from developing regions, where tropical diseases are common, to more developed industrialised nations can contribute to the introduction and subsequent spread of infections. With its rapidly expanding economy, Qatar has attracted vast numbers of immigrant workers in the last two decades, often from countries with poor socio-economic levels. Many used to arrive with patent intestinal parasitic infections. Methods: We analysed the prevalence of helminth infections in a dataset of 29,286 records of subjects referred for stool examination at the Hamad Medical Corporation over the course of a decade (2005 to 2014, inclusive). Results: Overall prevalence of combined helminth infections was low (1.86 %) but there were significant temporal trends, age and sex effects and those arising from the region of origin of the subjects. The most common helminths were hookworms (overall prevalence 1.22 %), which accounted for 70.1 % of cases, and therefore patterns for combined helminth infections were largely driven by hookworms. In both cases, and also in Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides, prevalence peaked in 2008, since when prevalence has been steadily falling. Helminth infections were largely concentrated among subjects from five Asian countries (Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan), and there was a highly biased prevalence in favour of male subjects in all cases. Prevalence of all three nematodes peaked in age class 7 (mean age 25.5 years, range = 20–29) and there were significant interactions between region of origin, sex of subjects and prevalence of hookworms. Conclusion: These results offer optimism that prevalence will continue to decline in the years ahead, especially if control is targeted at those most at risk of carrying infections.
SponsorQatar National Research Fund (QRNF) at Qatar Foundation for supporting this study through the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) (Project No. NPRP 4-1283-3-327).
Languageen
PublisherBioMed Central
SubjectHelminths
Hookworms
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichuris trichiura
Hymenolepis nana
Immigrants,
Long-term residents
Qatar
TitleHelminth infections among long-term residents and settled immigrants in Qatar in the decade from 2005 to 2014: temporal trends and varying prevalence among subjects from different regional origins
TypeArticle
Volume Number9
dc.accessType Open Access


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