Prevalence and Seasonal Variation of Trichuris Worms Infection in Mastomys natalensis in Morogoro and Iringa Regions, Tanzania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites and Design
2.2. Climatic Conditions of Morogoro and Iringa
2.3. Trapping of Rodents
2.4. Animal Processing and Parasitological Screening for Trichuris Worms
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rainy Season | Dry Season | |||||
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Helminths Detected | Total Prevalence (n = 100) | Male | Female | Total Prevalence (n = 100) | Male | Female |
Trichuris spp. | 22% | 12% | 10% | 30% | 16% | 14% |
Anoplocephalid species. * | 10% | 4% | 6% | 22% | 15% | 7% |
Strongyloides spp. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 22% | 28% |
Capillaria spp. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 6% | 8% |
Hymenolepis spp. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 27% | 28% |
Rainy Season | Dry Season | |||||
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Helminths Detected | Total Prevalence (n = 100) | Male | Female | Total Prevalence (n = 100) | Male | Female |
Trichuris spp. | 80% | 44% | 36% | 50% | 20% | 30% |
Anoplocephalid species. * | 20% | 12% | 8% | 28% | 15% | 13% |
Strongyloides spp. | 90% | 56% | 34% | 50% | 39% | 21% |
Capillaria spp. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 6% | 10% |
Hymenolepis spp. | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 4% |
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Thomas, C.; Msoffe, V.; Van Houtte, N.; Mhamphi, G.; Mariën, J.; Sabuni, C.; Makundi, I.; Nzalawahe, J.; Machang’u, R.; Leirs, H. Prevalence and Seasonal Variation of Trichuris Worms Infection in Mastomys natalensis in Morogoro and Iringa Regions, Tanzania. Parasitologia 2023, 3, 293-299. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030030
Thomas C, Msoffe V, Van Houtte N, Mhamphi G, Mariën J, Sabuni C, Makundi I, Nzalawahe J, Machang’u R, Leirs H. Prevalence and Seasonal Variation of Trichuris Worms Infection in Mastomys natalensis in Morogoro and Iringa Regions, Tanzania. Parasitologia. 2023; 3(3):293-299. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030030
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas, Claus, Venance Msoffe, Natalie Van Houtte, Ginethon Mhamphi, Joachim Mariën, Christopher Sabuni, Isaac Makundi, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Robert Machang’u, and Herwig Leirs. 2023. "Prevalence and Seasonal Variation of Trichuris Worms Infection in Mastomys natalensis in Morogoro and Iringa Regions, Tanzania" Parasitologia 3, no. 3: 293-299. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030030