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Prevalence Intestinal Parasites

Prevalence of intestinal parasites is the measure of how widely parasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract occur within a defined population at a given time, expressed as the proportion of individuals harbouring one or more such organisms. The parasites concerned fall into two broad groups: the protozoa, inc…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 43× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-6759 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Prevalence of intestinal parasites is the measure of how widely parasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract occur within a defined population at a given time, expressed as the proportion of individuals harbouring one or more such organisms. The parasites concerned fall into two broad groups: the protozoa, including amoebae and flagellates, and the helminths, comprising soil-transmitted nematodes, tapeworms, and flukes. Most are acquired through the faecal-oral route via contaminated water, food, soil, or poor sanitation, making prevalence a sensitive indicator of hygiene conditions and a focus of public-health surveillance. Studies in this area quantify intestinal parasitic helminths among primary-school children and profile intestinal protozoan infection in hospital-based surveys, identifying the species present and the risk factors associated with infection. Cross-sectional prevalence surveys in clinical populations and parasitological examination of livestock faeces extend the same methodology to zoonotic and veterinary settings, while work on toxoplasmosis and on protozoa carried by domestic animals highlights routes of transmission relevant to human exposure. Determining prevalence underpins the design of deworming programmes, sanitation interventions, and targeted treatment, and repeated measurement allows the impact of control efforts to be assessed. The field thus links parasitology, epidemiology, and community health through the systematic counting of intestinal infection.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

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The 9 articles above have been cited 43 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Parasite Research (ISSN 2690-6759).

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DABBU JAIJYAN · United States Aditya Gupta · United States Naglaa Shalaby · Saudi Arabia

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