Epidemiology of Amoebas in Marrakech (Morocco): Experience of Parasitology Service from the Military Hospital Avicenne

Mouayche Ikhlas; Moutaj Redouane; El Mezouari El Mostafa

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Epidemiology of Amoebas in Marrakech (Morocco): Experience of Parasitology Service from the Military Hospital Avicenne

Mouayche Ikhlas, Moutaj Redouane, El Mezouari El Mostafa

Published in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Received: 15 August 2018 Accepted: 5 September 2018 Published: 27 September 2018

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Abstract

Amoebiasis is the third leading cause of parasite mortality and morbidity worldwide and still remains a serious public health problem today. In order to determine the epidemiological profile of amoebae and intestinal amoebiasis in the population of Marrakech. This is a prospective study on the results of parasitological examinations of stool (EPS) performed in adults and children in the department of Parasitology Mycology at the Military Hospital Avicenne (HMA) of Marrakech over a period of two months from 1 May 2018 to 30 June 2018. 70 parasitological examinations of stool (EPS) were performed. Of the 38 positive samples 71.05% were male with a sex M / F ratio of 2.08. Each patient received at least one EPS, including fresh reading, after Lugol staining, and finally after concentration by the Willis and Ritchie technique. Among the parasites encountered, after identification of the species, the percentage of Blastocystis hominis is 45.76% followed by Entamoeba coli 35.59%, followed by Chilomastix mesnili 10.17% then Entamoeba histolytica histolytica and Entamoeba histolytica minuta, the latter having the same proportion 3.39% and in late Giardia intestinalis with a low proportion of 1.69%. Amoeba remains, even today, a real public health problem. For example, broadening the scope of these studies by similar surveys focusing on the rural environment would be desirable.

Published in	Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.plm.20180201.15
Page(s)	25-29
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Amoebae, Entamoeba Histolytica, Entamoeba Dispar, Intestinal Amebiasis, Hygiene, Morocco

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Mouayche Ikhlas, Moutaj Redouane, El Mezouari El Mostafa. Epidemiology of Amoebas in Marrakech (Morocco): Experience of Parasitology Service from the Military Hospital Avicenne. Pathol Lab Med. 2018;2(1):25-29. doi: 10.11648/j.plm.20180201.15

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Mouayche Ikhlas

Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Military Hospital Avicenne Marrakech, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco
Moutaj Redouane

Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Military Hospital Avicenne Marrakech, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco
El Mezouari El Mostafa

Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Military Hospital Avicenne Marrakech, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco

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